I came across a funny parallel to my old career in publishing at work. In publishing people talk about gate-keeping – how publishers act as a filter between the universe…
Meri, Meri, quite contreri
I came across a funny parallel to my old career in publishing at work. In publishing people talk about gate-keeping – how publishers act as a filter between the universe…
I’ve been bested by conjunctivitis – a theoretically minor infection which has nonetheless thrown me off my rhythm and made everything feel overwhelming. It’s not the fault of conjunctivitis that…
I asked Cal why he had such antipathy towards personal planning and productivity endeavours (planners, diaries, task managers, weekly reviews, anything with a whiff of David Allen, he despises it…
The toddler has played his opening gambit for Christmas presents. I went to pick him up and was relayed a story of learning about different emotions during the day. His…
My god – even when the weekends are nice, they’re exhausting. There’s so much pure physical labour involved in looking after the two boys. I wish I could claim it…
I heard that Michelle Obama was once being teased by her children about not being a very good cook, and responding that being a great cook wasn’t her purpose. I…
When you have children, you play a round of Russian Roulette every morning. BAM! Someone is sick and you have to take the day off work. Clearly, the more children…
I have a sense of foreboding regarding the next few weeks at work. Maybe this or some other anxiety caused me to have my first real nightmare in a long…
It’s the start of another busy period at work, and that means routine / process design and test time! I’m one of those sorry souls who genuinely believe they’re always…
I’m enjoying studying for my UK citizenship test more than I thought I would. There’s a sense of filling in the gaps – I can’t recall my basic education in…