I don’t read from the best seller lists so some of these books are several years old now. But this is not a best new releases of 2024 list, it’s my personal list of books I read this year that I would recommend to others. A Man Called Øve - Fredrick Beckman Although I knew… Continue reading Best reads of 2024
Tag: Reading
A miscellany
The thing I didn’t raise with the doctor. I had an ECG test done a few months ago and the results came back indicating I was dead. OK, not quite dead, but the heart rate recorded by the machine was not strong enough to give a proper review of the state of my heart. Annoyingly,… Continue reading A miscellany
Best reads of 2023
I’ve had a good reading year this year, getting through an amazing 45 books so far. That’s not far off one a week! Like a lot of people I have struggled with reading in past years, but as one of first the books I read this year advised (Stolen Focus), you can’t sit quietly and… Continue reading Best reads of 2023
One foot in front of the other (12.22)
Second week into my new job and I'm starting to realise just how much I don't know. I've gone from working very intensely on seven or eight projects, to working at a very surface level on potentially over one hundred projects. This is requiring a significant change of mindset and an ongoing sense of panic… Continue reading One foot in front of the other (12.22)
Sprung (11.22)
I started my new job this week. But it was three days in before I went to the office and started to meet my new colleagues. The woman who is helping me settle in brought me flowers, which was lovely and a sign of how happy she is she no longer has to manage a… Continue reading Sprung (11.22)
Run. Away. (6.22)
I was listening to my running playlist at home early this week and I realised - it's not so much the running I miss, but my running playlist. It really does have some inspiring cracking tunes on it! That's not to say I don't also miss my time in the park in the quiet of… Continue reading Run. Away. (6.22)
Bloganuary 18: Books to read
Today's bloganuary topic is: What book is next on your to-read list? I feel like I've read a fair few heavier non-fiction books lately so I am looking forward to picking up something lighter and fluffier, something I can enjoy for its own sake rather than feeling the need to learn something from it. And… Continue reading Bloganuary 18: Books to read
Best books of 2021
I'm not alone in reflecting back on my reading at this time of year. And I know I'm not alone with having struggled to read at times this year too. I definitely hit a slow patch with my reading earlier this year, one of those Covid things where I'm too worn out by day to… Continue reading Best books of 2021
Tick tock, change the clock (43.2021)
I mentioned the malaria vaccine a few weeks ago, pondering why this wasn't making a bigger noise in the media. I read an article this week that helped put the benefits of this vaccine into context. In the region of Busia, near Lake Victoria, over 70% of the population is at risk of malaria. It's… Continue reading Tick tock, change the clock (43.2021)
Light in the morning (40.2021)
I started the week in Scotland, and spent a long, leisurely Monday travelling back by train from Fort William to London. I managed to have my solo time on the West Highland Line after all, staring out the window and watching the scenery slipping by, while I nibbled at my packed breakfast, dreaming of one… Continue reading Light in the morning (40.2021)
Tales from Tobhamhor 