I'm sat here at my desk having lost any final shred of motivation or enthusiasm for the job at hand. I had a meeting this morning and was told that the redundancy process is nearly over and the final decisions will be announced a week on Monday. So I have a little under two weeks before I find out my fate, and until then/because of that I feel like I have no energy to do the jobs I'm supposed to be doing here.

Good news though I passed all three exams last weekend and so now officially have my Coastal Skipper Theory certificate. Only six months now until the boats start the round the world race, and only just over a year until I hop on board for my leg across the Atlantic! It should be something to look forward to but with everything going on at work it seems a long way off.

Unfortunately the ennui is also extending to my uni work. I have a deadline of Friday for my thesis proposal... But it's nowhere near ready.

However folks, all is not lost! Hang on to your seats... It appears Stella may have found herself a plus one. Remember the boy who kissed me a month or so ago? Fast forward a few dates and a LOT more kisses; he said the 'boyfriend' word on Saturday :>>