Ever Learning Dad

£280. Interim service and rear break pads. The latter being my own fault as I had an advisory on those back in August. But I also only just got the exhaust repaired in November which was close to £400 as well. I could cry every time I hear something scraping, screeching or jolting in the damn thing. It's done. Move on.  I at least got my steps in walking from the garage to home and back again later in the day. I very rarely spend near two hours in a day walking (pitiful) so I'm sure my lungs were at least thankful. Pretty bog-standard Wednesday. I checked my bank account just to confirm the dwindling funds, two and a bit weeks until payday and the car money went on the credit card, which has taken me over half my limit, which I really try to avoid doing.  This is not a very fun post so I'm leaving it there. I also don't have any nice photos today because when I go back to work my inner creativity dies a little. So here's a shitty picture of my shitty work desk. My s...

Last night was a good 'un for Scotland, for a change Trying to build a bit of consistency on this blog and so I'm thinking of what I can write this evening...and nada. My day has been very boring. I woke up feeling like crap. I dragged myself out of bed to get the kids ready for school (they ended up late) and then I logged on for work. Thank god, I was working from home today otherwise I think I might have wept on the train in to town.  After work, I picked up the kids, planned to visit my gran but she didn't answer the phone so we went to that most joyously soul crushing of places - B&M. Then home for TV, dinner and bed. Oh and I had to shove about three million pairs of the girls' dirty pants in the machine for a wash too. That'll be a fun job to hang those all up to dry. 😭 So yeah, not much to report on today. In Glasgow tomorrow for a big team meeting, lunch with our Foundation Apprentice, Natalia and the always brilliant Emma Dewar, then later a gig at th...