I only have 14 working days of 2024 remaining and I have to say – phew! For all sorts of reasons I am emotionally, mentally and physically out on my feet at the moment and need a dose of Christmas cheer and an extended break to reboot my brain and body ahead of 2025. The…

Uuurrrggghhhhhhh. I am not feeling great and find myself writing this mainly because I am determined to maintain my streak until the end of the year. Probably not the best reason but a reason nonetheless. I’ve returned from New York under the weather and with my blood sugar seriously out of whack – not surprising…

Well if 42 is the ultimate answer to the great question of life, the universe and everything, week 42 was something of a let-down in that respect. No answers but a few questions as I’ve been in a bit of a weird headspace all week.  I’d not quite shaken the last bout of autumn ailments…

It has been another busy week mainly still working on the [redacted] project which meant a trip to London on the 0700 from Bristol Parkway Monday morning. This train and the Tube were unnervingly quiet – I guess in the post-Covid, hybrid working world people don’t ‘do’ Mondays! The [redacted] project remains challenging but some…

I’ve always had a bit of an unusual attitude towards my ‘career’ and it has only got more pronounced as I’ve got older. I’ve never really been driven by stability or progression or benefits. For the most part even money hasn’t been much of a motivating factor – I only let that influence a decision…