Apologies in advance for the length of this post. I didn’t expect for it to be so long. New Year’s Day 2016 started well. We got up early, went to parkrun, had coffee with friends, then came home and I…
Day 19 Blog June – My cycling comeback postponed
I had originally planned a great blog post about my cycling come back today with the snazzy title ‘Getting back on the bike again’. But the weather had other ideas. I haven’t ridden my bike since my last ride ended…
Day 18 Blog June – What I did today (Mark II)
I thought I would do another What I did today posts to contrast today, with last Saturday, as they were totally different. So far it is 6.48pm and I have only done 3712 steps. So what I have done today.…
Day 17 Blog June – Creative talents
From reading other people’s #blogjune posts it is clear there is a lot of talented creative people out there in the information profession. I am loving Sally’s Index-Card-A-Day posts . So colourful. I think No. 7 is my favourite so…
Day 16 Blog June – I like fashion
I like fashion. I just don’t like wearing fashion. This came to me while listening to a recent Chat 10 Looks 3 podcast episode. In this episode Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb visit the Isabella Blow exhibition at the Powerhouse…
Day 15 Blog June – Morning commute
This morning I had to take Miss A to day care as Mr A was sick. This is not something I usually do as the main bus station I catch buses from is in the opposite direction of the day…
Day 14 Blog June – Closed eyes racing mind
I don’t suffer from insomnia, in that I wake up at ridiculous hours, once I am asleep I usually stay asleep. However for longer than I care to remember it sometimes takes me a long time to get to sleep.…
Day 13 Blog June – Presentation skills
I think this may be my be first ever blog post on professional matters (please be gentle on me). I may have not done a lot of conference presentations myself but after going to a lot of conferences and seminars…
Day 12 Blog June – Ennui
I have wanted to write this post or a variation of it for the last 2 years but it isn’t easy to write. Even now it will probably take me a few days before this is published. To get it…
Day 11 Blog June – What I did today
It is 8pm and I feel like I have only just stopped for the day. My fitbit stats reflect this as I have done 18,699 steps so far and have done 9 hours with more than 250 steps per hour.…