Well, I have managed to keep proper neck pain at bay with my new stretches since I started this blog, despite one or two scares.  Now however it's that time again and the left hand side has flared up.  Have had to take ibuprofen and co-codamol three times since yesterday lunchtime, but I've not taken any today since breakfast.   Did the stretches this afternoon in the kitchen while waiting for the kettle to boil and I did feel a bit better.  Having some caffeine - partly because this heat is making me sleepy and partly because of its alleged pain relieving qualities.

I had a lovely lunchtime - I walked down the drive and sat under a tree in the sunshine.  Rang Euan and we chatted about his time in Aus - good to hear that overall it was a successful trip, and it sounds like he enjoyed the visit.  So probably being away from the desk for a good 40 mins helped my neck too.

There's a possibility that a payment might come in tomorrow which would mean that the July wages could be paid.  Now that we're down to 2.5 days a week it's going to be a thin end to the summer.  Ha!  Not a thin me most likely.  I wish I was one of those who loses weight when I'm worried.  I should be like a stick insect by now ;-)