Working from home, versus corporate office life: Discipline. Everyone talks about how much discipline you need to work at home. But how much discipline does it take to go to the same strange city office every day, for all the…
work/life balance
A collection of 14 posts
Morning nostalgia
I am having a deeply nostalgic day right now. Not only am I provisioning a new blog – just as I used to back in my days as RBI’s blogmeister – but today is a day of note, as this tweet…
Let's try this again
Well, hello, blog. I’m sorry I’ve been neglecting you. I’ve been terribly busy, you see. We’re right in term time at City University, which always keeps me busy – but added to that, I’ve recently landed…
The price of the four-day weekend
I sometimes underestimate just how different the life I choose to live is. I can often work where I want – like the coffee shop I’m sat in right now. I have a lot of freedom to pick and choose…
Achievement unlocked: good holiday
The last time I was back off holiday and feeling this rested, I was about four hours away from my life being turned upside-down. Hopefully it’ll work out better this time. 🙂 I’ve been off at my brother’s…
Orking the Cow
As a sort of addendum to yesterday’s post, I am seriously considering looking at joining a co-working space or renting a small office, so I can potentially put some distance between myself and my work at the end of…
Man meets hospital. Survives.
Life has a way of throwing you curveballs. And by “curveballs”, I mean a visit to hospital via paramedics and an ambulance. While I’m all for new experiences, this was not one I found particularly thrilling, especially the moments…
Weekend Joy and Monday Reality
The weekend: The Monday morning price of ignoring the internets for the delights of the beach: And I don’t even want to think about the marking……