how i made mr skaterg1rl feel at suppertime. sorry.

sometimes what i think is an attempt to lift someone's mood just comes out like a bossy nag-fest bombardment.

i don't think i took a deep breath until about 2pm today but then the job was done and sent off into the ether and i went for a sunny walk in the park and could finally exhale.

next challenge is how to help carpetbiter1 prepare for a 1 minute talk to her class. this is the third time they've been asked to do it in the last year and each time before, she's lost her nerve. the prospect is making her tearful already.

got through tea, bed and bath time with no tears or shouting. maybe it's because i was swimming for part of it.. or maybe because carpetbiter1's friend was round and we were on best behaviour...