May 31st

It got a bit chilly yesterday afternoon after the very hot weather of the previous few days. I even had to put a bit of heating on in the car on the drive home - a bit drastic considering I'd driven to work with the air conditioning on.

I had every intention of going for a walk after my dinner, but as usual that all went pear-shaped as I sank into the sofa in a stupor, watched the TV for a couple of hours, then retired to bed. It is a short working week for me however, as Monday was a bank holiday and I am off on holiday on Friday. M & I have booked a cottage for a week in Norfolk, which Archie will like as he will be able to run out right onto the beach. It does usually take him a few days to settle though.

I'm hoping for OK weather, not the chilly rain of yesterday. Today has been better, so fingers crossed. Work has been fine today - I gave everyone a pep talk this morning about not giving up at the first hurdle so that when trials and results don't turn out the way you want them to, step back and rethink. There are other ways to approach problems without giving up. I'm very good at thinking that way when it's a practical problem at work, but can I hell think like that in my own world!

This evening I am planning to pack some stuff to take to Norfolk and to try not to sit in front of the TV all evening. Let's see how that pans out :-)
I do want to watch some news though, as I still haven't decided how to vote in the coming general election. I will need to send off my postal vote tomorrow as I will be away on polling day, so it's crunch time tonight. I have been torn between parties, but lately have found myself getting irritated by the labour supporters among my friends on social media.  They are the only ones who are getting personal and ranting about the opposition - to the extent that it is making me sway heavily towards the Conservatives. Surely, one can support a party without resorting to personal attacks on the 'others'?  I like to try and remember how lucky we all are in this country to be able to freely vote and freely speak our minds about pretty much anything. there are millions of people around the world who don't have that freedom and even if they do, many are too busy fighting to survive to think about who is governing them. So please, people, by all means support your favourite political party and state your views, but do you have to be so nasty about the other side?

Ah well, I will never win that argument - people get so heated that they forget to fist and foremost be human. I still don't know who my vote will go to - that will only happen as I put the paper in the envelope. but whoever gets the job of ruling the country, there isn't a whole lot of difference between them.