We’re having here what some call Yo Yo weather; one day high winds and heavy rain, the next very sunny and mild. The forecasters had ‘promised’ a heatwave by the end of the week, but I’m guessing they just mean London. If it ain’t happening in London, then it ain’t happening. That’s my interpretation anyway. It’s sunny here today with some light winds, but 15C doesn’t make it a heatwave in my opinion.

Work has been pretty busy with me getting in early most days to set up cameras for recording a training session. I’ve only managed to pop home once this week for lunch due to the workload, however it’s been offset by being able to go home early. When I was a shift worker my favourite shift was 7am to 3.30pm. I’d happily work that shift for evermore. I’m a naturally early riser, and getting the work day over with is my idea of heaven. It used to leave plenty of time for shopping after work, or housework, or just time to chill in the garden.

When I was on flexi time, in the civil service, I mostly worked 7.30am to around 4pm with just half hour for lunch. That way I was able to sort out any computer issues before most started at 9am, and I never ever got snarled up in the rush hour traffic. Bliss!

After stating in my last blog that none of my family keeps a cat I found out that my niece has bought a cat. She lives with my parents – her grandparents, and they now have 2 barely trained dogs, a cat, numerous mice, guinea pigs, possibly a snake or two if they still have them, tortoises, and goodness knows what else. The place smells, the animals and my niece run riot, and my Mum seriously wonders why people rarely visit.

Speaking of cats, when I get home I have to clean up cat cr*p from my garden and the mess that someone’s dog, not mine (!) have left at the end of my footpath. I never let my dog mess in other people’s property, and always clean up any mess he leaves in our garden and of course if out walking. It makes me mad that I have to clean up mess from other people’s animals!

Today I’ve been mostly going through my in trays – I have 5 lol, and sorting out anything remotely ‘interesting’ or sensitive so that I can lock it away. Recently people, including me, have reported that someone has been going through our office and some items have been taken. Our offices are supposed to be secure and it’s not nice knowing somebody has been riffling through my ‘stuff.’ I’ve only left out ‘boring’ stuff now and scrap paper; nothing that anyone might want, hopefully.

Have a great weekend. I hope we all have some decent sunshine so we can ‘play’ outside in the fresh air.