Unbelievably, we were hit by another round of a stomach bug on the weekend. This one was the real deal as well. I changed the sheets to the baby’s cot…
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I first heard of the principle of ‘slack in the system’ on the Operations module of the MBA. The lecturer used the example of how different airports were able to…
There is a bit of a trend in orange-flavoured chocolate at the moment. I’ve been doing loads of market research. The best chocolate orange treats around, in order, are: M&S…
I passed my Life in the UK test! I wish it meant that I was now a citizen; alas it doesn’t – next I need to put together everything for…
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…