Sarah and I agreed yesterday that colour is what it’s all about. Big, bold, glorious colour. We both feel the same about B&W – it does precisely NOTHING for either of us so I vowed to go back to the thing that gets me going and that’s simple, nice, colourful, LOUD images.

In order to complete this statement of my intent, I decided the best other bit was my starburst so here is a riot of colour and a few starbursts. Yeah, yeah, I know the subject matter is hardly original but like I’ve said before, there are very few unique images out there.

Do you know what? I feel good about it – I am glad there is a bright burst of colour in my day otherwise remarkable for nothing else but being dreary and dull. I am glad that I’ve eventually got a photo of this exquisite Gallileo’s thermometer that was a gift from my folks a couple of years ago and I’m especially glad I waited for the starburst to inspire me before using the photo as a PotD.

Does it show I’m in rebellious mood tonight? I do hope so. I’ve got to the end of my tether and I’m trying to bring my life back to a place I can wake up in the morning and feel great that it’s the start of a new day rather than wake with the pains in my chest and the terrible stress cough that prevents me from drawing breath that have characterised my recent working life. More to the point, I need to be able to get a night’s sleep, free from worry about things going on at the office.

I wonder if there is anyone else like me in the world. Maybe I’m the only one who tosses and turns in her bed worrying about meeting targets or sending out the right signals to the team or the outside world. I suspect my problem is taking it all too seriously so I’m letting go tonight and as from tomorrow I will leap out of bed, chest pain free and no coughing. I will waltz along the corridors at work with a huge grin on my face and a skip in my step. I will stop worrying and I will lift my shoulders and look all comers in the eye. Those who can’t look back will forever be consigned to the scrap heap of my life. I will avoid negative people. I will look for support and encouragement only and I will give support and encouragement only. I will go back to being me in work as well as out of it.

There now, that’s off my chest!