I've taken this week off work so that I can use up the days I have left and pick Georgia up from school while Clare works, so far I don't think I've been any less busy than a normal working day.

I've never really been good at delegating, I've always left my company phone switched on in the past but now I've got to the point where I'm not telling external customers that I'm on leave so I know I'll get the calls.

I think it probably all stems from a bit of insecurity about being disorganised, I don't like other people getting involved in my work stuff as I worry it will expose my less than ideal processes. The thing is that I'm an ideas man and I'm easily bored by the details; call me at 6am on a Sunday morning because you don't have the materials to put your railway track back together and I'll sort it all out without you doing a thing, ask me to file a time-sheet each week it ain't gonna get done until you chase me up a few times.

I sometimes strive to be a little more organised but each attempt is always effort and never turns in to habit. Deep down I think that this is because I do my best work while under pressure, if it's not occurring naturally in the job then I'll make my own by starting a job just that little bit closer to the deadline.

Would I change the way I am? No. I pride myself in being a fast thinker (and talker!) and I'm naturally altruistic, I like being the man people come to when something has gone wrong and it needs to be fixed.

I'm rambling, I'm off to bed.