It’s been a strange few days. My other half finished working at a local infant school on Friday. The end of nearly twelve years as “the lady in the office” - and apparently a huge figure in the childhood of hundreds of small children along the way. We’ve kind of gotten used to not being… Continue reading I never thought of that before
Tag: Work
A minute here, a minute there
I continue to struggle finding time to write. A window of opportunity opened at lunchtime, but before I knew it one thing after another conspired to slam it shut. I'm not sure I have much to write about. I was programming all day again. Working on a project that will hopefully see daylight in the… Continue reading A minute here, a minute there
Still Here
Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated (if indeed there were any). I can’t remember the last time I let so many days go between blog posts. It’s all slightly surreal really. It’s not like I even missed writing - I just didn’t think about writing at all - which is even more odd… Continue reading Still Here
Back to Work
I won’t lie - there was a feeling of dread at 7am this morning when the alarm clock filled the bedroom with an internet radio station. I drifted in and out of sleep for a few more minutes before resigning myself to the day ahead. I always find the first day back after I’ve been… Continue reading Back to Work
The Weekend Approaches
The week is finally slowing down - affording me the chance to write a few words. I’m heading into a quiet weekend - most of the family are going to the Commonwealth Games on Saturday to watch the rugby, and then the European football cup final on Sunday at Wembley Stadium. I’ll be hanging out… Continue reading The Weekend Approaches
In-between
I’ve had the strangest feeling recently - that I’m in-between. Not just work projects, or chores, or whatever else. Something bigger. Something you can’t quite describe, or relate to. I’m not sure if it’s that I’m changing, that a change is happening around me, or I’m just becoming aware of something different. It’s very odd.… Continue reading In-between
Back to Work
It’s day five since the symptoms of COVID arrived like a car crash, and I’m back working. My brain is been in a bit of a fog for most of the day, but to be honest having something to get on with has been really good. You know when you sit in the dead of… Continue reading Back to Work
Day Four
Based on the very unscientific method of counting back to when the aches and temperature first appeared, this is day four of COVID, and my body appears to be staging a remarkable fightback. As long as I sit quietly, the aches and pains appear to be leaving me alone. As soon as I try and… Continue reading Day Four
Where does the time go?
Since stepping back from posting “every other day” to the blog, I’ve discovered a paradox of sorts. While I thought having a few days between posts might conjure stories worth telling, the reality is that by the time I sit down to write anything, I’ve forgotten the stories worth telling. Norah Ephron was right about… Continue reading Where does the time go?
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