Twelve serious books about leadership, management and business The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Made To Stick: Why some ideas take hold[…]
Every year I make some resolutions, and sometimes they stick and sometimes they don’t. (2014: 20% success rate, 2015: 0% success rate. 2016: at best, 33%, 2017: 50% 2018: 37.5%) In line with what I[…]
The girls seemed totally unscathed this morning from last night’s collision, so that made the day a bit easier. I struggled; just little things like being tired, and staring down the barrel of lots of[…]
As usual, on days when it rains and I can’t get the girls out on the bike for exercise, I walk them round the block after dinner, in the hope this will burn off some[…]
A year ago today, we arrived in Seattle and were driven to our corporate housing, an apartment with a great view and potentially lethal furniture. That feels like so long ago now, after all that’s[…]
I woke up sandwiched between both daughters, and when this happens my back gets really sore. But never mind. We got up, they read, I played my morning game of Blood Bowl (won 4-0, thanks[…]
Destroyer and I got up early and went out to buy bread for breakfast. Thunder began to rumble in the distance and Destroyer was fascinated to watch the lightning strikes, while I tried and failed[…]
Seven hours of sleep for Destroyer made her not so wonderful today, although she only got growly a couple of times. I took them on a long walk to deliver a birthday card in the[…]
Another day, another evening where the kids struggled to sleep. Or rather, La Serpiente went to sleep in about five minutes, and Destroyer fussed and fussed until about 9:45. I had to go and catch[…]
The kids were heinous again tonight, even after I tried to tire them out. Not looking forward to another three hour bedtime with Destroyer, we told her that growling was unacceptable. So she growled some[…]
La Serpiente’s school photo was done via Zoom today; all the kids logged on, uploaded the same blue background, and a picture was taken. I wonder how that will turn out.
It rained pretty much all day today so the children were hard to entertain. I took them out on their birke to buy ice cream (what could be better on a cold day in May)[…]