After playing hockey on Saturdays I make myself exempt from any household chores
I’ve been drawn back in to fantasy fiction this year and I’m full of admiration for the writers who create these other worlds for me to escape into.
I’ve been drawn back in to fantasy fiction this year and I’m full of admiration for the writers who create these other worlds for me to escape into.
My observation of today’s prompt is how rarely I have a reason to use the word license in everyday conversation. Vastly different from when I worked in libraries a decade ago and seemed to constantly be referring to what our licences allowed (or more often didn’t!)
My observation of today’s prompt is how rarely I have a reason to use the word license in everyday conversation. Vastly different from when I worked in libraries a decade ago and seemed to constantly be referring to what our licences allowed (or more often didn’t!)
The colours on the trees this autumn really have been a feast for the eyes. I am curious though… has this year has been any different or have I just paid more attention than usual?
Think I’m going to use the microblogvember challenge to help me get into the habit of posting more regularly while I figure out how to keep going after that.
Spent the morning dog walk photographing fallen leaves. Such an abundance of colour - perfect for my next watercolour class on colour matching 🎨
Current favourite 🌳
No hockey to play for me today so I’m up and on the sofa ready to watch England’s Red Roses 🌹 vs France 🐓 at the Rugby World Cup before I head out to help do the subs on the sideline for our 3rd team. It is sport Saturday after all.
Currently reading: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 📚
I’m finally ready to read this which was a gift from a friend 5+ years ago. Only a few pages in and seeing the influence of Ursula le Guin makes me think I’ll enjoy it.
My contribution to micro.blog’s a day in the life. Picture taken on my daily walk in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (11:11AM GMT+1)
Managed to limit my spending in Barter Books 📚
Awesome day out in the sunshine at Alnwick Garden
Finished reading: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 📚
A really engaging read. Left me wanting to seek out Bennett’s debut novel, The Mothers.
Finished reading: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner 📚
Best book I’ve read in a while. Raced through it in just a couple of sittings (which is rare for me) — I didn’t want to put it down.
Hmm, finished watching The Sandman and I still really don’t know how I feel about it. If anything I’m left a little underwhelmed 📺
Weeknote 35/22
My week started with a couple of days off visiting family. On Monday I went to watch The Hundred at Trent Bridge with my sister and her family. My nephews (aged 3, 6 and 8) were beyond excited about their first live sport event (and getting to stay up late!) It was a great day out and our team won both matches.
On Tuesday we stopped off to visit my aunt and uncle on our way home. We raided their fruit trees, helped collect firewood and went out for lunch.
The time off over the Bank Holiday meant I had a three-day work week. Here’s what I spent my time on:
- finishing the set up for our next accountability group
- running a quarterly planning session
- research for an upcoming talk on the role of personal development in the transition to self-employment
- writing a brief and marketing plan for the freelancer away days I’m running later this year
- a project plan for my next group coaching programme
Over the weekend, I:
- watched finals day of The Hundred
- had a games and pizza night with a couple of friends
- prepped all the fruit we brought home ready for the freezer
- visited a friend in her new flat for Sunday lunch
- went for a stroll at the coast
Finished reading: I Didn’t Do The Thing Today by Madeleine Dore 📚
I enjoyed reading this and frequently found myself nodding along. My copy is covered in sticky notes and I’m looking forward to going back to review the highlights.
Weeknote 34/22
What happened this week…
📋 I took a new approach to setting my intentions for the week using three themes; things to finish, things to progress, things to think about. It turned out I had three items under each of the things (I didn’t set myself a limit, but I think that’s something to consider). When it came to review the week I found I’d checked off all the things I needed to finish and spent time working on or thinking about everything else. So I’ll keep going with this approach during September and see how it works out.
✅ A bit slow out of the blocks but we finally got everything set up for our next accountability group which starts on 2 September. We’ve switched from monthly intakes to quarterly and are going to spend the rest of this year looking at developments for a relaunch/refresh coming in 2023.
🛬 I ran the final session of my group coaching pilot on Tuesday. Now I need to collate feedback from the participants and consider how I want to develop the programme for the next group.
🤔 I spent two days in my co-working space… but was the only one in. considering what to rename it. Suggestions from mastodon: a singularity; a lair or den.
🔌 We had no Internet at home for most of the day on Friday which threw the end of my working week off course. I’ve done a little bit of catch up this morning (Saturday) to make sure I’m ready for next week as I’ll only be working three days.
🍻 I’ve found myself drawn into over socialising this summer. This week I’ve been grateful that I’ve rediscovered my ability to politely decline when invited out. I’ve learned my capacity is having things booked for a maximum of two evenings during the week and once at the weekend. There are a couple of exceptions to this rule; hanging out with my buddy and dates with my wife.
🏑 There’s been a lot of hockey admin this week ahead of the new season. Some people stuff too as we start to consider who will be in what squad.
🚘 I’m early with my weeknote because this evening we’re hopping in the car to head south and spend the rest of the Bank Holiday weekend with my sister and family.