27/03/2025 13:08

It’s been a month already?  Absolutely disgraceful.  But I guess it can’t be helped.  At least it’s been a semi-productive 4-week period.

Rory’s not only had a birthday, but he’s also been up to university (Nottingham Trent, Clifton Campus) to see what’s happening and to get him motivated.  As a cheeky aside, we did an escape room and escaped; the four of us, that is.  We’ve got his rugby tour tomorrow (being a Friday) and then Jasper’s the following month.  It’s been constant.  Nev in Thailand, then Paris, meanwhile, my stepmother died and was cremated three days ago.  Emotion, lack of sleep, family worries and the good old-fashioned cash issues.  On top of this, my line manager was off for a week, his boss was off for three weeks and now I still have one more week until Rahi returns from paternity leave.

Oh, did I mention I barely for episode 3.6 released in time?  I’m now already short of time for 3.7 and 3.8 will also be a struggle.  Instagram is pre-loaded (via Buffer) for weekly blog photos.  I’m only about half a dozen entries behind, now.  The blogcast has 3 episodes in reserve, October 2020.

I’m thinking about getting extra ‘channels’ in YouTube so I can start being sideways creative.  I’ve not given too much thought to it, but having a London aspect to it may be nice.  More work, little reward but extra activity.  Maybe a running channel, too.  Rory’s not been on his new bike yet so that’s another avenue to “channel”.  I’d love to be flying a camera drone to chart his progress.  I’d also love for Jasper to be enthusiastic about bicycles, but that may come in time.  He’s wanting to go running whilst Rory cycles.  Both are fine options as Nev said she’d be bringing her bike to the cycle hangar.  Depending on how the tour goes with Rory’s leg, we may do something next weekend.  Although I also want to go to Basildon.  And I have to visit my mum at some point.  Especially with Mother’s Day on Sunday.  Crappit.  Let me jump on Moonpig and get a card sent over.  Or maybe an Alexa connected to my account?  Unless I get her to sign up.  That way I can call her from that and it adds a different element to her technological set-up.  I could do the same with my dad.  Then he and Unc can chat away easier in the mornings.  I won’t push that bit; I still want to take Dad to Paris for an episode…