When I don’t get up because until the last minute because trying and failing to have five minutes to myself before work with two small children around is hard.
When I don’t get up because until the last minute because trying and failing to have five minutes to myself before work with two small children around is hard.
I just spent some real money and I can’t remember the last time I did that.
A little hungover today. Not too much that it meant I couldn’t go out but just enough that going out was, occasionally, not fun.
I’ve got my photo-taking workflow pretty well sorted now.
We caught up with the latest 2 episodes of Wandavision last night. Such a change from the first 2.
A walk out to have lunch, then naptime and then wine with some friends. Today was nice.
80rmb/£9/$12 with 300 games. A little bit tempted…


Facebook’s misleading campaign against Apple’s privacy policy
I’d be quite happy with a much smaller version of Facebook that allowed me to keep in touch with friends and family without all the privacy busting. I’d even pay for the privilege so I stopped being the product.
We be consistent
Because we old and we creak
But we still want abs
First attempt at Helen and I’s fitness creed.
That episode of Tokyo Diner was just what I needed after such a full-on day at work.
A choice, this or that
Time for you or time to sleep
Feels like, dreams or dreams
Getting time to myself or getting enough sleep. It’s one or the other.
Dug out a grinder I got given. Not the fastest but good enough.
Who am I to not let the kids help?!


Just got back from a Royal Rumble viewing with some people from work.
Was good fun. I like watching professional wrestling but was good to do it with other people.
Did some running because I don’t like it and that is why I did it. Tried to keep up with Helen and couldn’t. It was fun!
“This would be a cool place to come and work!”
We caught ourselves saying that today and realised that we should come to do something for us.
Our first no work-work club will be meeting soon!
Name and location to be confirmed.
gone away, away
i’ve come back down and settled
like sand in the sea
I remember reading about meditation being like letting mud, or was it sand, settle in water so that things become clear again. I’ve always carried that with me.
Coming away yesterday without the kids, having some time, not feeling stressed or letting anxiety muddy the water has been, nice, lovely, just what I didn’t realise I needed.
If this isn’t nice.



Hot Pot!
No taxis, it’s ok
I’ve had a drink, feeling fine
This man will take us!
We’ve gone away but couldn’t get a Didi (Uber), I mean we found one but he didn’t show up in the app so he wouldn’t take us. A shopkeeper overheard us and he took us for an inflated, for China, rate.
Deb from Napoleon Dynamite…
Our initials…
I prefer YELO though I think.
We had a conversation before Yumo was born that if his initial was V our collective initials would spell LOVE but it never happened.
Today in parenting.
Most stuff is trial and error. Though somethings, in hindsight, seem obvious.
Like not letting the kids run around just after eating. I’m not sure Lyra appreciated me laughing as we cleaned up vomit in the shopping centre.
Live and learn!
What’s your reasoning behind such a long passcode for your phone? Security?
Of a sort. My daughter learned my 4 digit and then it was kind of an arms race.
We do some more reading.