Odds and sods

Was mean't to go out tonight to celebrate a (not so close these days) mates birthday, but frankly couldn't be arsed!

The plan was that I would get X to bed about 8pm, then head out about 9pm, leaving Y to babysit her once she was settled. Lo and behold, there is a bloody school disco that doesnt finish until 8.30pm, so no chance of getting her home and in bed asleep by 9! Not to mention the fact that the beautiful new bed I ordered for her from Ebay was arriving about 8pm, and so needed putting together quick. By the time all that was done, and she was finally asleep in bed it was 10pm, and frankly I was going nowhere!

Can't say I was too bothered though. Work remains ridiculously busy and stressful - coming up to the end of financial year, and more than one pot of money to beg and plead for, not to mention the every day running of the service, a couple of nightmare clients, a steering group meeting to prepare for, a 2 year strategy to complete, my new line manager banging on about performance outcomes and HR nonsense, all within a local climate of a complete rearrangement of drugs services and young peoples services, both of which are not reflected in the current strategy and impact directly on partnership arrangements - so, (yet another) night in was fine by me.