Got my first cold of the autumn/winter and it has now turned into full blown man-flu. The main result of this is that I simply dont want to do anything other than lie in my bed but with 2 demanding kids I got no chance of that. The only reason why I have this man-flu is that my daughter gave it to me.

Work has been really tough for me this month and I only need to do 10k to hit my quarterly target. If I achieve this the bonus will be paid at the end of November and im desperate to do it because that will be the extra money I need for everyones christmas presents. Without it I feel it will be a hard Christmas but im in a lot better position than most so I do not want to sound like im living on the edge of poverty when im clearly not. But like everyone else I have my own stress levels to contend with.