And I know what you mean about the job thing… Other people’s expectations/presumptions of how you should feel about what is viewed generally as advancement, colliding with the truth of how you actually do. In the last weeks, I’ve done two things: volunteered to take on a very small amount of line management (ie of one person, and for no extra money by the way) in my current job, and taken a great leap of faith in applying for another job somewhere else and been given an interview (see the blog!). The thing is, people in respect of both developments keep congratulating me/ telling me I’m being courageous/ to ‘just be myself’ (on which commonly-proffered advice I’m entirely with you ‘passim’ by the way, that it’s worse than useless). The truth is, I have no particular desire to take on the first responsibility, and already having severe second thoughts about the second even before it’s offered me. I’m not saying any of that to anyone though- for now, letting the argument play out in my head. And on here, of course.

I’ve been flirting a bit tonight with Sexy Ex Boss, as well as sending Mel an utterly filthy long email. Isn’t it great when someone relights your fire?

But Mel did a nice job of transmitting her touch through the corduroy. As I’m sure you know, you can do a lot with your clothes on.