In the post-Christmas slump, we're opening gifts from my sister in the certain knowledge they'll be edible. Due to a glut of gingerbread, the lebkuchen included in her parcel can wait for another day but we happily plunder the chocolate-covered biscuits. We are in the middle of a game of … [Read more...] about Goal Disoriented
Productivity
What I Gave Myself For Christmas
With a bit of time off before Christmas this year, I made myself a list of all the things I wanted to do. My list turned into a plan that was transposed into a grid allowing me to cross things off as I made my way through them. Regardless of how much I remind myself not to get carried away, I … [Read more...] about What I Gave Myself For Christmas
Anytime Resolutions
Yes, it's December 11th, that time of year when you start afresh with your resolutions, creating a "new you" that will endure long into the future. OK, I know that today isn't the day traditionally set aside for a new start but while I am a big fan of positive change, New Year resolutions leave … [Read more...] about Anytime Resolutions
A Semblance Of Control
In our strenuous efforts to exert control, we mostly find that we don't have any. ”It rained and it rained and it rained. Piglet told himself that never in all his life, and he was goodness knows how old – three, was it, four? – never had he seen so much rain” So begins chapter nine of AA … [Read more...] about A Semblance Of Control
Sitting In Dry Dock
On a train from London, the darkness flies past studded by lights from suburban windows. I'm reading a report about an imminent slump in property prices and I think about the house that my late in-laws have, in the recent past, left uninhabited but far from empty. The furniture is gone but … [Read more...] about Sitting In Dry Dock