Hello folks, Dominic here with a small update. I was hoping to get a new episode to you

this week about King Hormab and the Upper Spools. Unfortunately, I have been unsuccessful

in getting that ready on time and it will have to wait. Despite my best efforts, it is time

to face the truth. I have had another period of burnout. It's been about two years since

my last proper burnout, so that's a good run in my experience. I've been taking good care of

myself and managing a better work life balance, unless the cycle can only be delayed, not

halted entirely. And in late 2022, my fuel tank has run dry once more. I am on top of it,

and I'll be back in due course. But that's where I'm at right now. For those interested,

I'll explain why. The past couple of months have been unbelievably hectic at home.

First, my partner and I are in the middle of a moving house. We are moving out of Auckland,

my hometown, to another part of New Zealand. It's a big move, but one that is very exciting.

Alas, things haven't quite gone to plan. The move was supposed to happen in early November,

but the house we are moving to was not ready in time, and we were only informed of that

at the last minute. That caused a mild panic. We had already entered the lease on our existing

house, and we couldn't change the moving date, so we had to scramble. Instead of moving then,

we shifted all of our belongings into a storage facility, and we went no-mad, technically homeless

for the next couple months. The delay in moving house had a knock-on effect on our travel plans,

from mid-November to early December, I was due in Egypt to run a tour. That tour went ahead

just fine. Everything was smooth, everyone had a great time. My thanks to all of you who joined

me on the tour, you know who you are. So that was great, but as you can imagine, running a tour while

also dealing with the house-moving stuff, not an ideal combination. But hey, we got through it,

and I am ridiculously grateful for the opportunity to lead these kinds of trips.

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