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Today was another pretty unsuccessful one in my book, apart from getting the podcast up and ready nothing was achieved today. Thankfully the listening figures have returned to the average I was getting before the enforced break recently so that is a load off my mind. Mandi was still not feeling well with a stomach bug so she didn't come with me to my dad's for lunch, I went with Jack to give her some peace. I like to think that she stayed in bed and rested but I know that she will have attempted to do some housework even though I told her to relax, it is things like this that deduct sympathy points as far as I am concerned.
When we got back from my dad's I had intended to get on with some work but when it came down to it I just couldn't find the motivation. It probably had something to do with the fact that my stomach was a little bit wobbly. While I hadn't exactly been unlucky enough to catch Mandi's bug, I was certainly in no position to go to a gig I was meant to be attending. Gerry Trimble was hosting an all day charity event at The Maze but I couldn't bring myself to leave the house. The Maze is one of the best venues in Nottingham, certainly one of my favourites, but like all venues I wouldn't fancy the thought of an evening spent in the toilets.
The above illustration perfectly sums up the way my career has slowly trundled along. I should look at the positives and shout about how much I have achieved with regards the radio, podcast, and other things rather than fixating on the failures. They aren't even failures to outsiders looking in but I consider things to be failures. We are now in the seventh month of the year and my 2015 to-do list doesn't look too different to it did when I wrote it in January. Looking at it I can make a few dents before the end of the year but there are still things that may have to wait until 2016 on several projects.
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July Housekeeping
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