As usual, I'm full of excuses as to why I haven't been on here. And why I didn't take part in The View from Here this week.

This week I haven't been blogging or exercising. I haven't been baking or even cooking dinner. I have been going into work a little late each day (oh, except today. A deadline demanded otherwise). Instead I have been caught up in the pulls and pushes of a full a busy life which gets complicated by those sorts of things that can catch you unawares at any time.

Monday included a wake and a supportive visit to a colleague's house after her father passed away. It broke my heart to see this young girl (25 at most) looking so grief stricken and trying to hold it together. I wanted to cry myself when I got home. And in fact I did later that evening.

Tuesday saw me sitting in traffic for 35 minutes without even inching forward until my friend happened to walk past. I pulled the car over to the side of the road, left my traffic rage behind and went off for a drink and a catch up. This evolved into 5 people at dinner and some good laughs later that evening.

Wednesday included a funeral, bad traffic and dinner with friends. Oh, and the internet breaking at work so we can't email or indeed do very much at all. I've brought my own modem in today so I can do a minimum from an external email account.

Sometimes I like structure, but a week like this reminds me to revel in life and take it as it comes. What reminds you to do this?