A short one today. A work day. Woke up early and didn't want to, so I stayed in bed with the cat for a while. Eventually resigned myself to getting up. It struck me that the weather was cold enough overnight now to make porridge, so I put some porridge on the stove then went out for a short walk with the dogs. Dal and Temma had both left for school and work by the time I got back, so I ate my porridge while watching the highlights from last night's race. By now it was after nine and I trudged up stairs to "work". I really didn't want to. And it only got worse with people saying silly things and making me really wish I wasn't doing this job any more. After a couple of meetings I chucked on some shorts and went out for a ride. Despite the cool, foggy morning it was now a beautiful, clear, sunny day, a smidge over 20. Perfect. It was a nice bike ride. Got back, had a shower, had lunch/breakfast, and back to another meeting. Mostly trying to manage my stress and not get dragged down. I'm feeling the early signs of burnout, the highlights of which include lack of interest/motivation and general cynicism, which I really need to nip the bud. I'm not sure if that means taking time off or just resetting my mindset somehow, but I will need to do something before it gets worse because that never ends well. I've got next week off for _Witness_ so maybe that will be a reset. In any case, I got to the end of the day and made dinner (traditional Monday night taco-seasoned chicken and roast vegetables) and went to a production meeting for [[Readwise/Books/Birdsong|Birdsong]]. I'm really looking forward to it, there's a lot of meat to get stuck into. So long as I can manage my time and energy. I'm home again now, everyone else seems to be in bed, so I will have a small glass of wine and catch up on some reading. Ok I guess that wasn't all that short in the end. Small words though.