Worklife is easier when homelife is stable

We had quite a good chat at home last night. It felt somehow wrong to just go to bed and not acknowledge that things had been better, so I mentioned to Philippa that it had been a lovely day and felt so much better than the way things had been. I think, for her, it might have been easier to just enjoy the effects and take it from there, as she was reluctant to re-live the horrors of the past few weeks. I think she may well think that it was all my fault and therefore didn't think there was much to talk about. (Or that may just be me overthinking things again... just for a change...)
Anyway, the chat was honest and lovely and a few things came up that we can work on, and we ended it with a hug and a shared determination to improve things, and that's fantastic.
As a result, this morning was far more pleasant than the past dozen or so had been, and as a result, I have come to work feeling far less stressed and far more relaxed and will probably be far more productive.

RC 10-6-24