Some nasty dramas going on in our family this week which have left me sleepless and stressed. Then on Monday, I lost my wallet with my cards and £50 in it. Probably too stressed to think about what I was doing with it. Normally I don't carry more than an emergency £10 with me but for various reasons, I had more. I discovered it gone last night and took the house apart - just in case... I came into work early to check here, again, just in case, but no joy. So I've phoned the bank and card people and Nectar and Boots and everybody I could think of. Our bank wouldn't do anything to help unless I could tell them the exact amount of several regular DDs - as if I was in the right frame of mind to remember such things. The vague details that I could give (approx date, who takes the money and a rough idea of how much) were not apparently enough. The lady had obviously got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning to boot. The others I spoke to were really helpful and friendly. Such a difference!

I need to go and calm down.