OK, I'm bad, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I called in sick today in order to play in the garden. I couldn't help it. Everytime I look at my shabby garden I feel ill, so it wasn't technically a lie.

But it's barely 10:30am and I've already had 4 calls from work on my cell phone!!! They've all been from the stores and warehouses, not from my own office group - so I don't think they are checking up on me. But I'll be sure to clean the dirt from under my fingernails before I go in tomorrow!

What's the world coming to when no one has any respect for a sick day? I'm just doing my part for global mental health.

Kate