Well what a month!!!My little boy is now home after a few weeks in the baby unit and my family and I are getting our heads around living off 30 mins sleep a day, and you know i wouldnt have it any other way! Been through the full rollercoaster of emotions these last few weeks and to come out the other side this time on the right side of the coin, well its nothing short of wonderful. So i finally got back to the grind this week, and well i suppose your cant have everything as you would wish, lets say the poker gods are trying to cancel out the joy in the real world by giving me hell!  Ive had a massive winning 6 months but this month is doing its best to remind me how tough this game can be, thankfully the years of pain ive suffered in the past stand me in goodstead and ive taken the loses in my stride, doing all the things i know i should like steping down the levels, being more selective with my table selection, playing the "A" game or not playing at all and most importantly not tilting, and the end result, well a month that im sure in the past would have been a 10-20 buy in down swing is a very small, pain free 3 buy in down swing, and if thats as bad as it gets well im a happy man. Hoping to get back to the live arena at the end of the month with the Irish open, ive booked my flight so the intention is there just need to win the seat now! But overall life is wonderful, im still blessed and my word this really is the year of the strummer!!!!!!!!!