crucially

there is no respite / there is not even one day that I can call my own / when I don't have to be responsive to the needs (wants?) of my family, or the users ...

strands

faith

in #god ...

relaxed

not really / trying to position boundaries / in readiness (not yet) for the new year ...

a walk

would have improved yesterday ...

nearly

didn't blog to-day ...

unto us

a son is given ...

squeezed

out ...

holiday

traffic mayhem @fortkinnaird ...

not so quiet

had to pull back ...

quiet

keep going ...

constant theme

those who think that both parents should work should come up with the solution for what to do about children who don't want to get up ...

intermission

soon be taking the c-a-t-s to the v-e-t ...

keeping going

really, really don't know what's right ...

christmas tree

here ...

virus

maximising its spread ...

incredibly

difficult ...

putting off

reading my email ...

007

broken

off work, sick, at home ...

low

in some ways, these days, sunDay afternoons are worse than monDay mornings ...

it would be good

if david cameron was as attentive to the voices of the poor as he is to those of the rich ...

words fail

reached office, around 2 pm / saw that boss had phoned, a few minutes before / called back / was told to go home ...

not great

it's only five past nine, and already I'm feeling overwhelmed ...

tired

realising just how tired I am ...

monDay mornings

am I allowed to say - an abomination ...

first snow

trying not to be anxious ...

I disagree

I believe that the Church of Scotland is wrong to oppose gay marriage ...

contrast

from a secular university, to an evangelical meeting ...

mental health

How often do mental health professionals inhibit the error messages (for example, by prescribing drugs) instead of trying to solve the problem?