Forgive the Cliif Richard intro. A crap song in my humble opinion but the title works as an intro into this post as we all get ready for a family break on my fathers vineyard in Italy. 10 days away in the beautiful Italian countryside, sipping wine, eating well, getting some sun on these pasty English bones. I simply can’t wait. The only downside thus far is all of the pre trip preparation that is going on at present. As I run my own business (have I told you what I do yet?) I am totally obsesses about getting everything as up to date as possible before I leave. Almost all worry amounts to nothing but that won’t stop me thinking I am missing something vital that will result in me losing money if I don’t prepare for it!  God I need a holiday. I have been working for myself for the last 18 months or so with a fair degree of success, but one thing I had not appreciated before about “going it alone” was just exactly how hard you work. Not because you really have to, more because you want to. I am working longer hours than I ever did whilst working for others, but to be fair, I am an obsessive control freak and to be honest, I love it!

Anyway, the house is a hive of activity. My wife is busy packing, my son is busy keeping out of her way and I (aside from taking a few minutes to type this) am getting my business all “Ship Shape & Bristol Fashion” so that whilst we are away I can actually “unplug”, “chill-out” and “recharge”. I am hoping a few days away will result in me coming back like a sun tanned electric eel, but we will see! Anyway, I had better go, I have flip flops and shorts to find! What a scary sight I wil be to the local farmers! An Englishman abroad! All white legs and crap fashion sense! Ha ha!