I started my new day-a-week 'job in the arts'. There is a lot to learn but I also bring skills to the table so it's exciting.

I've finally started to catch up on my psychology course reading. I did think I would flop in a heap when I finished work but the dynamo's still whirring.

I wake up very close to the time I used to have to get up to commute to Bexhill and my mind is buzzing. The unwinding process will take a while.

The need to fill my time and mind with activity is still very much a part of how I am. I'm lucky to have friends who don't live hamster wheel existences so I'm modelling myself on them at the moment.

When you step off the wheel it's easy to see the insanity of it but, of course, I still need to make a living and, while it's not an immediate problem, that pressure doesn't go away.

So, my task for weeks three and four is to allow myself to chill out, relax, not worry and sloooow doooooown!