Work is going from bad to worse at the moment. With questions over brand, CMS, ‘best-of-breed’ agencies and upheaval, it’s no surprise that morale has reached an all time low. We’ve had two resignations in the past week. Correction – I have had two resignations in the past week. Two of my longest serving (longest [...]
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Next…?
Posted in Credit Crunch, Family, Friends, marketing, Me, Rant, Work, tagged Credit Crunch, Emotions, Friends, marketing, Me, money, Quality of life, Rant, Work on 05/07/2011 | Leave a Comment »
In times of stress
Posted in Family, Friends, Homesick, Me, Scotland, tagged Emotions, Family, Friends, Me, Pitlochry, Quality of life, scotland, stepmum, Traditions on 25/06/2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s tough going at the moment. There’s a lot of stress for me. My other half is stressed too. I just found out that my mum has a back injury. It’s not good at the moment. I’ve lived in this house for 5 years (nearly) and in the South for 17 years, yet in times [...]
The Boss
Posted in Family, marketing, Me, Rant, Work, tagged Emotions, marketing, Me, money, Quality of life, Rant, redundancy, Work on 14/06/2011 | Leave a Comment »
I use the term the boss to represent the person we report to at work. I’m now on my fifth boss at my current company – the second this year. I like the rest of my team wonder when this person will show us the way forward. When this person will lead. Today, I find [...]
Here we go again
Posted in Family, Friends, Me, tagged Emotions, Family, Friends, parenting, Quality of life, stepmum on 10/06/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Every year, around about this time, I get a little bit distracted. Not because there’s anything going on with my family, but because it’s close to the birthday of a special girl. I had a dream about her last night. I haven’t seen her for five years – almost to the day. And in one [...]
Thinking about Gran
Posted in Family, tagged Emotions, Family, Gran, Quality of life, Traditions on 22/04/2011 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s been another challenging week at work, for many reasons. It’s left my faith in companies, their HR functions, and management styles much depleted. But, it’s also caused me to look at my background, where I come from and how my family have worked in the past. I’m the first one in my family [...]
The UK is Snowbound?
Posted in Excuses, Family, Friends, Me, tagged Family, Friends, Me, parenting, Pitlochry, Quality of life on 03/12/2010 | Leave a Comment »
The past week has been dominated by headlines of “UK snowbound” and “UK grinds to a halt” etc. There’s been widespread snow and falling temperatures over the past week in the UK. My parents have snow drifts up to 3m in height. I have three inches of snow outside the front door. My parents have [...]
Mac vs PC
Posted in Christmas, Family, Friends, Me, tagged Christmas, Gadget, Mac, Me, Quality of life, Windows on 23/11/2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve long waited for my old laptop to die. It’s been giving up the ghost for months. About a month ago, I backed up all the data, including all the email files, ready for it to go to the big electronics graveyard (i.e. the dump). Then, my darling BF gave me a present. He bought [...]
Christmas shopping
Posted in Christmas, Family, Sister, tagged Christmas, Family, Friends, Gran, Me on 07/11/2010 |
It’s that time of year, when I start looking for appropriate gifts for friends and family. I work out what I think people would like, and what I think they might need. My BF is quite difficult in many ways, as he buys what he needs as soon as he needs it. The trick is [...]
Getting rid of mole hills?
Posted in Family, tagged Family, Gardening, Mole Hills on 02/10/2010 | Leave a Comment »
My parents live in the wilds of Scotland – it’s the typical Perthshire house that you see as you drive through the Glens. It’s beautiful. Like most houses there, the gardens are enormous. Unfortunately, with both my sister and I living in different countries, my parents are selling the house to move further South. Somewhere [...]
My Gran (cont)
Posted in Family, tagged dementia, Family, Gran, Quality of life, Residential Care on 20/08/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Some time ago, I created a short post about my Gran – I’ve been up to see her a few times this year and it’s heartbreaking. The dementia has really got a hold. Her epilepsy is under control, though recently it’s been a roller-coaster of seizures and medication changes to control it properly. And, she’s [...]
