Don't get me wrong - I love my job (honest I do) but after a week at home doing exactly what I wanted, spending hours in my garden in the blazing sunshine - it is very difficult stepping back in the office and getting my brain back into work mode.

I managed to almost finish landscaping my garden, and yesterday shifted two tonnes of gravel - so I am glad to be back at work for a rest! It was great to come back to a mountain of unread email - which took me over two hours to plough through. How I missed email last week.

Also in the week that I was off - Bill Gates finally let go of the Microsoft reins, leaving the company in the hands of Steve Ballmer. It certainly is the end of an era - but I'm worried for Bill. How on earth is he going to manage without a regular salary coming in each month? With everyone still talking of a global slowdown and the price of everyday living increasing - he is going to have to watch his pennies carefully. Seriously, good luck Bill and good luck with all the sterling work he is going to be doing with his Foundation.

I was also delighted to find that the water mains replacement works in central London are still causing chaos and over-running - which added a good 20 minutes to my journey this morning. Just what the doctor ordered.

Well, enough ranting on about holidays, time to get on with some work.