I've had a deadline almost every day for nearly a month now. Being constantly on edge and trying to motivate people to give way more than should be humanly possible is hard for an extended period of time. Having to get people to give up weekends and all social life is a tad different from the usual management stuff of making sure that everyone meets deadlines but having time for meetings/motivational drinks to keep people feeling good. The team is brilliant but obviously, as the editor, I'm the only one who isn't allowed to get wound up. I have to calm everyone else down and keep a smile on my face. Oh fucking joy.

It's the third weekend in a row I've worked. There are parties going on that I can't go to. My social life sucks. And yes, I know I was in Dublin for 3 days but I spent more of that on the phone than doing holiday stuff.

I really hope that the mag looks ace at the end of all this!