First session at Mediation re finances tomorrow - not looking forward to it. She says she just wants a fair outcome - but fairer for her as I won't need as big a house as her as she will have the kids etc and expects a bigger percentage in return for leaving my pension alone. My pension actually brings our incomes to parity anyway - as she is earning more than I am anyway.

Solictor felt that a 60/40 split would be fai to all sides - won't be a bad outcome but not holding my

First appointment with a solicitor yesterday - got a few facts sorted out but it's early days yet. Had house valued as it is the only real joint asset. Nice to know how much we will have to spend on our future hovel's. "I'll have to move out too !" she says - well, yes - it is your decision that our marriage is over - is it too much to ask that you live as I will be doing - in a much smaller house in a  crappier neighbourhood?

 Married 22 years - 2 boys - Sean 10 & Luke 19 (@Uni -living at

Haven't blogged for a while as didn't feel i had much to write to be honest. Nothing has changed in my life, same old routines. My hubby was away with his Scouts for the weekend (again) and came home on Sunday night around 9.45pm. Within in half an hour he'd ask if i would mind if he popped to the pub for a drink. I said no, whatever. I didn't even get an invite, nice eh! Went to my bed instead with a good book. Good books are becoming a big part of my life at the moment lol. Good job i enjoy reading.

Hardly saw anything of him yesterday either. He was working late at work doing wages and