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We got through the last week before my wife gets back into her work! First day was today, so far so good.

Swear to god, her old bosses handicapped her from the start and ran her out at the first chance. After three years of uni, they almost blew up her career in the hangar, and to all appearances it was deliberate. It set us back ten months, at minimum. It is only a faint exaggeration to say her entire career was hunted for sport.

Anyway. It's been a fucking nightmare and I'm just shaking with hope that we're finally back to a dual income household. She supported me when I was at uni and I was more than happy to repay the favour. That said, there wasn't a kid in the picture back then. It was a massive relief to get her into a job a year and a half ago, and at this point I'm too wary to feel relieved.

Next week I'll have nice updates, no more trauma dumping from me. You okay?

Had yet another frantic week, but, spent a good weeknd 1:1 with my Mum going through some old photos of us when we were kids, her when she was younger and just re-relating how her life was compared to my daughter's life now...

Previous generation getting married in their 20's and thinking about having kids... latest generation only starting their career in their 20’s and (hopefully) no thought of kids... such a difference.

My week was OK. I'm looking forward to the F1 starting again soon :)

We watched E.T on Saturday night for the first time since watching it as a kid and we had some observations:

• The mum was happy to let her kids and friends smoke, but was annoyed that they were ordering pizza
• The mum was going to go to the school to pick up Elliot, but leave her 4 or 5 year old daugher at home, alone?! She could have brought her with her
• The mum tells the kids to be back by sundown, but none of them come back. There's a scene where she looks down because she looks like she's home alone, but not stressing out like fuck that her kids aren't home.
• I always assumed the grown ups in the suits who go to their house are the "baddies", but really they're only trying to help.

Pretty terrible, to be honest. The upstairs neighbour's toilet broke and all the water came through my living room roof.

I was off work, which was great. Even better, we saw Alter Bridge on Wednesday.

The setlist was awesome and they played great, as usual. When the first notes of Silent Divide hit in the beginning, every single hair in my arms was standing straight. On the downside, now I’ve had an ear worm since the concert.

🎶 There's no doubt we'll phase out the one who lies 🎶

Stressful as fuck. Messed up slightly at work but over catastrophised it in my head which just made it all worse.

I'm not in the UK, but the last few days have been miserable, I've been sick at my stomach and had to keep a trash can next to the bed..