I am...

Exhausted! OK, maybe not exhausted, but definitely brain-dead! It's financial year-end at the end of this month (ie tomorrow) and I have been working like a dog. I'm sick of numbers and papers and files and stupid people interrupting my train of thought. Don't you hate that? I was sitting quite happily working stuff out and someone came into my little office and asks me to find some random piece of paper from 3 years back. He (no woman would do that, right?) sends me on a wild goose chase for about 30 minutes and then tells me he doesn't need it any more. Now I have to start the previous task all over again... RED!! Instead, I'm catching up on my blogging - I'm too mad to do anything constructive!!

Excited! It's nearly home time and I can forget about all the above until tomorrow. I'm fetching Jake in 25 minutes time. Plus, the sun's shining and I get to go outside and swim and play with Jake until late tonight. Also, on Monday, it'll be 4 weeks until my nephew arrives - I can't wait!!!!!!!!!! Oh, I have baby shower photos to post, they're coming as soon as I get some proper time...

Annoyed! I have to bake a cake this afternoon so the first part of the previous point is going to have to wait until after the cake. Jake's doing his 'big' walk on Saturday morning. I've already had to collect sponsor money from family and now I have to stand in my hot kitchen and bake a cake for them to sale in the cake sale after the walk, which is 3km. This year at school is costing me a bomb!

Pleased! I got to bed before 8 last night. Shocking, I know, but I was exhausted (see number 1) and needed some time to just lie in bed, on my own, with my book! And I was asleep before 9. Well before 9. I think I'm going to do it again tonight!

Nervous! I'm meeting up with a woman tomorrow whose husband died nearly 2 years ago. She moved here from the UK in August to be closer to her Aunt (both her parents are dead too). She's got 2 kids - one's 4 and the other's 7 and I don't think many friends yet. She's very emotional and her voice kept breaking on the phone. I'm not sure that I'm the rock she needs to lean on, but I guess we could all do with more friends.

Broke! I've just submitted and paid my taxes (it was so easy to do online, thanks to my amazingly clever sister, Jo!). I can't believe how much money I've just given to the receiver of revenue, I hope they put it to good use and not towards water in Zimbabwe. Do you know what I could've done with that??

Happy! That I have a job to moan about and money to pay taxes (that I also moan about).

Besotted! I have the most gorgeous little boy on earth, who loves me for who I am (for now, anyway).

Grateful! That I have a loving family (even though they drive me nuts) and wonderful friends who care. And that Jake & I are healthy!!

XXX