SK is visiting her folks in Devon this week. I have spent 2 nights apart from her and slept alone in my bed. Its time to change the sheets but I like the scent of her on the bedding, helps me feel as is she is there.Every night I am ready for bed around 11pm to 1am, But SK phones me for a long chat.

Its strange but these phone calls have been deep and meaningful. I think because we spend so much time together, there's more thinking time about what to say. Apart, SK has had time to think and plan before speaking to me. On the phone she is more thoughtful and precise about what she wants to say.When we are together she speaks as she thinks about things. On the phone, she has thought and mulled things over before chatting.

I quite like this because of our different natures. SK is impulsive where as I tend to plan things.One thing we agreed on recently was my will. I had written it out, but hadn't got it validated and posted off.

It needed to be signed in front of 2 witnesses and returned to the solicitors office. I got this sorted out on Monday. My problem had been that I needed two people who were not in the will to sign it. I had left a lot of small sums to friends and family so disqualified them from being a witnesses.My solicitor recommended using my Union Rep as a witness so I went to their office on Monday and my Rep found one other person to be a witness and it was signed and dated - Job Done.

Why is a 35yr old man writing his will. Well, I'm not ill or anything but if something does happen to me I don't want SK kicked out of my flat. I want to protect her legally. I know my parents have their own home, my brother is entitled to one from social services (if he ever tires of living with my parents) and I know my parents would ask SK to leave and then put my mentally ill brother in my home.

Sometimes you have to protect the ones you love. My brother who gets nothing in my will, would contest the will, but I wrote him and my parents a message in it to respect my wishes and accept them.

Do you like this painting. I've a dozen of Thomas Kinkade pictures I am flogging off on ebay.....