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Monday, January 1, 2007

New Year New Start

We had a couple of people visit yesterday afternoon which was a very cosy thing to do on a wintry afternoon. Our friend has been having a very hard time with her husband for the last few years. It seems that he has simply stopped loving her after failing to love himself any longer. Her daughter is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 31, 2006

Sorry seems to be the farthest word

And yet it has been uppermost in my vocabulary for a very long time. I do apologise for not posting for so long. In truth I can't believe the last three months have been and gone - wiping their feet and then slamming the door on the year. As some of you may recall, I have had an odd year in terms of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 5, 2006

Soham Villlage College beckons

Firstly may I say a big thank you to the many supporting comments I've received from you. It has been good to see that I'm not alone in having to deal with lack of respect at work and also the wider issue of uncertainty. I'll try and express in the next couple of ideas my new coping strategy at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 24, 2006

Yet another meeting

I had another 'key' meeting today where my overall boss told me he thought I didn't like managing other people - something I've done for the last million and a half years in the organisation. He felt I should work to my working style and major on my strenghts. I'm not sure if this is a devious way... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 21, 2006

It's not the work

that's been getting me down in the past few weeks. I actually enjoy it most of the time. A lot of my time is spent on writing internal and external messages and web content and I have a pretty good work/life balance. No, it's the others! I really don't relate to the 'let's have a drink' or 'let's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Back at last

Hello everyone Yes, I've had a longer break than expected and did wonder whether or not I'd come back but I just missed reading the posts and the supportive comments I got when feeling low. It's been a strange coupl of weeks but suffice to say Susan and I think we've made some life-changing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 29, 2006

Sorry it's been so long

since I last wrote. Even by our standards, things have been really hectic. I have a meeting at work tomorrow that will probably shape my immediate future. We're looking at work structures - at what has gone well, less well and not at all and how we improve things in the future. I'm involved in lots... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 14, 2006

Lacking

You know when you wake up and just know that the day ahead is going to be a struggle? Not sure why that happened to me this morning but I've been feeling physically and mentally flat all day. Yesterday was a nice day. Susan and Claire went down to see Ivan dance in Richmond and then brought him back... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Black Wednesday or White?

Not sure if I inadvertently destroyed all lucky charms on my way into work this morning or sufficiently altered my routine so that my world became turned on its head but it's been a litany of disasters ever since I arrived at my desk. One of my key colleagues has broken his ankle and will be away... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 7, 2006

Tipping

I was reading recently about the writer Naomi Alderman who has just been shortlisted for the Orange Award for New Writers for her debut novel Disobedience. She was working for a New York law firm at the time of 9/11 and the terrorist attacks caused her to re-assess her life and return to London... Sign in to see full entry.

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