Disclaimer: not *all* the jobsGif: From Flight of the Concords. The look at the camera and say “Why, Be more constructive with your feedback. Please.”Terence recently wrote a great blog post about all of the jobs he had failed to get, you’ll find that here:Unlike Terence, who presents a finite list of failures to us in … Continue reading All the jobs I failed to get
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Weeknotes S10 Ep12
Gif: a red pennant that reads ‘Nebraska’Hi there, it’s Friday and I’m writing my weeknotes! I’ve been getting late with this and for the past couple of weeks it’s taken me until Monday to get them done, which I haven’t enjoyed because I like to write as a way to mentally process the week.Anyway, here … Continue reading Weeknotes S10 Ep12
Weeknotes S10 Ep11
It will ripple.Gif: A drip of water ripples in a still pool.Ok, here we are again. It’s Monday.As I speak a 6 year old is running rings around me, literally and figuratively (yes, on a Monday). He is stealing lemons from the fruit bowl and chewing at the rind, jumping on his trampoline, running to the bottom … Continue reading Weeknotes S10 Ep11
Weeknotes S10 Ep10
Thou shalt see that it is barren.I started writing this on Friday night, from my bed, in front of Drag Race. But somehow it never got finished over the weekend. Well not quite ‘somehow’ — we were very busy tidying and moving furniture around — and in the evenings I was too tired to think about writing. So here we … Continue reading Weeknotes S10 Ep10
One Team Gov Suicide Prevention #OTGSP for #WSPD2020 — Our agenda
Picture: A graphic recorder draws at One Team Gov Global in July 2018.On 10 September, 14 expert contributors will join us to start the discussion about Suicide Prevention for #WSPD2020. Find our running order and details here.BackgroundWhen we started with the idea of creating an event for World Suicide Prevention day, I don’t think any of the … Continue reading One Team Gov Suicide Prevention #OTGSP for #WSPD2020 — Our agenda
Weeknotes S10 Ep9
The black cloudGif: A cartoon man sits at a desk with his head on a hand, he has a thinking bubble above his head which rains on him with a single drip.I didn’t manage to get my weeknotes out last week. I’m not really sure why.I wasn’t feeling it, by which I mean, it kept popping into … Continue reading Weeknotes S10 Ep9
One Team Gov Suicide prevention event — Bloggroll
One Team Gov recently held 2 events on the theme of Suicide Prevention. Find out all about them here:#OTGSP organiser Gail sits with other attendees at Wellbeing Camp in Leeds, June 2019.Find out why we decided to do this:Find out more about the organising team:Access resources about Suicide Prevention and find out more about the Wellbeing Support Grid:Find out … Continue reading One Team Gov Suicide prevention event — Bloggroll
Nonotes 11/8–23/8 — Feedback.
Writing notes even though I’ve been offI’ve been away for a week and a bit of holiday, so there haven’t been any notes, but things still happen and life moves forward even when you’re on holiday.And now it’s Sunday, I’ve got Sunday dreads. Things are pinging around my head so writing them down seems like a … Continue reading Nonotes 11/8–23/8 — Feedback.
Weeknotes S10 Ep8
Three (and a bit) things.Where to start? Hello it’s Monday.I didn’t get around to my weeknotes last week and I didn’t get around to them over the weekend either. I think this is a signal that I have a bit too much on.My migraine persisted into Wednesday, striking with an aura and general confusion right in … Continue reading Weeknotes S10 Ep8
Weeknotes S10 Ep7
The hangoverI wrote last weeks #weeknotes on Sunday, after I’d spent most of the weekend in bed with a migraine. Well, that migraine hasn’t gone away and, as I write this, it’s been more than one week since it settled in. I can’t say I’m ill, but I’m not quite well.More than anything it’s affected … Continue reading Weeknotes S10 Ep7