I had a good week at the office this past week. People are beginning to realize how much they have learnt from me and their work is beginning to show it. I had a few days where I was so much in demand that I felt mentally exhausted by lunchtime. I feel that my word… Continue reading Word of the Week: Sparkle
Today my husband and I celebrated 35 years of marriage. I had planned to leave the office early to come home and cook chili prawns. But I somehow lost track of time and when I next looked at the time, it was already 5pm. Too late to get through peak hour traffic and still clean… Continue reading Word of the Week: Flourish
I moved through this past week very tiredly and not as focused as I usually am. I spent my time at home keeping a concerned eye on my daughter and my time at the office working hard at practicing mindfulness to ensure that I didn't ruminate about what had happened and to stop myself from… Continue reading Word of the Week: Reset
This week I've decided to go a little easy on myself. I've been driving myself hard at work, looking for more and more to keep myself busy. And all that I've been getting are tasks that I don't find particularly challenging or enjoyable and that don't talk to my strengths. And then I stress myself… Continue reading Word of the Week: Easy
One whole week of work done! Day one was tough! I arrived at the office and was immediately drawn into an all day workshop. To observe. To listen. A lot didn't make sense. We grabbed lunch for half an hour at 3pm and then it was back into the workshop. It was a very long… Continue reading Word of the Week: Persist
