This week, I have been concerned about wasps: the winged insect kind, not white Anglo-Saxon Protestants. They have built a nest in my neighbour’s roof. I don’t know how long they’ve been there but on the weekend I saw a lot of flying things caught in the sunlight over their roof while I was doing… Continue reading Time to think (37.2021)
Tag: Work
Putting the pieces back together (31.2021)
It's strange how pieces from different places connect sometimes. I'm not talking about jigsaws here (for once). I heard this week that one of the more interesting novels I've read in recent years, Drive your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, has been made into a movie called Spoor. I found… Continue reading Putting the pieces back together (31.2021)
Back in the old routine (26.2021)
It's always tough adjusting back to work after a holiday. Being stationary for longer periods of time, having to think and concentrate, and worst of all, not having regular access to British TV murdering programmes. The last one was easiest to solve, and Husband and I - for our sins - are watching old episodes… Continue reading Back in the old routine (26.2021)
Surprise! (9.21)
It's the start of March! And I have held true to my promise to myself to resume running on 1st March. (The last run was 23 December) And I went running on 3rd March too! Most surprising was that I haven't lost as much 'puff' as I thought I would. I was able to do… Continue reading Surprise! (9.21)
Not a great start to the year (1.2021)
I can’t say I like this year much more than last year so far. All the shitty stuff that was with us last year did not disappear with the clocks chiming midnight on 31 December. In fact some things are getting worse - Covid, the political situation in the USA, my weight. Ok, maybe it’s… Continue reading Not a great start to the year (1.2021)
20 years of transition
So today is the day I officially reach 20 years of employment with the one institution. That feels pretty amazing, as after my last interview before I started here I felt I would never get a permanent job ever again. The interviewer said to me, "Why would anyone hire you? You haven't held a job… Continue reading 20 years of transition
28.20
This week's hello Our new neighbours have properly moved in at last and we've met them over the fence. We warned them about our friendly cat, who loves to visit anyone who is eating in their garden, and that they should watch out for him coming over to visit if they have food and trying… Continue reading 28.20
24.2020
Work mood: I had this come up in my facebook memories from a year ago this week. I remember what was going through my mind when I posted it. I didn't get a job I'd applied for, and was told as part of the feedback that they would welcome my application for other jobs, or… Continue reading 24.2020
Moving slowly
There's been a lot of advice about how during these (insert word of preference here) times, we should be kind to ourselves, that we should resist the exhortation to be super productive because this is a stressful time and we may be more stressed than we realise, that dealing with ‘everything’ may mean we are… Continue reading Moving slowly
tHe wEEk tHAt wAs (16.2020)
Last week was the 5th week of working from home. The cheerful confirmations from senior management that we as an institution have an important part to play in responding to and eventually helping recovery from this crisis don’t seem to be filtering down to my team. This was the first week that several people admitted… Continue reading tHe wEEk tHAt wAs (16.2020)
