Although the new job officially starts in June, I've sort of started already – with half a day of handover behind me, and my first task (conducting a short interview for the website) lined up for this Thursday evening. What I haven't yet done is had a proper discussion about my hours. It's a full-time job… Continue reading Weebles wibble but they don’t fall down: 5 things 21.5.2018
Well then: just 2 things 14.5.18
Apparently I have a job. Yay! It's not the job I wanted. Boo. But it's a job, and I think it'll be fun. And it's only six months. Also not ideal, but then again, it's not the ideal job, so. Pseudo-profound thought of the week: the difference between overwhelmed and not overwhelmed isn't the length… Continue reading Well then: just 2 things 14.5.18
So that went well: 5 things 7.5.18
We've just returned from a week in the south of England, and whether you read the post title as sarcasm or positivity, you're right. It was a week absolutely crammed with greater and lesser screw-ups, from the misplacing of vital items (or information) to communication failures and missed meetings. Everything was of course resolved, sometimes… Continue reading So that went well: 5 things 7.5.18
Kind of a little bit completely knackered: 3 things 23.4.18
The interviewing process has brought a very unpleasant experience of viewing myself through outside eyes. I keep looking in the mirror and seeing this awkward middle-aged dumpy woman with weird greyish blotchy skin and puffy eyes. (OK, that last part might be just this past week, I was a bit under the weather.) You're supposed… Continue reading Kind of a little bit completely knackered: 3 things 23.4.18
I’m having a lot of Feelings right now: 5 things 16.4.18
Every year the suddenness of spring – whether it comes early or, as this year, weirdly late – makes me think, constantly, of Dylan Thomas's "force that through the green fuse drives the flower". Or leaf. Because the tiny new leaves pushing out are so amazingly urgent! There's such huge energy curled up in those little… Continue reading I’m having a lot of Feelings right now: 5 things 16.4.18
My get up and go got up and went: 5 things 9.4.18
Spring has finally, definitely, absolutely sprung, and it is glorious. It even happened on the weekend, cunningly timed for Pfadis (scouts) and lakeside wanderings and such. Very nice. Very nice indeed. I am, however, decidedly lacking in springtime bounce. Mostly, I think, because of all the great uncertainty hanging over me. Which is silly, since… Continue reading My get up and go got up and went: 5 things 9.4.18
Growing up reluctantly: 5 things 2.4.18
Although the kids are by and large delightful these days, M has a fun new phase of throwing major tantrums any time someone does something he even slightly doesn't like. Usually that's me, telling him it's time to go somewhere. One night last week it was C, quite reasonably saying she could go away if… Continue reading Growing up reluctantly: 5 things 2.4.18
