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Don't Wait

Monday mornings start with an all staff meeting followed by an inspiration session in the boardroom. But that's not important right now.

Chatting with Managers

Hanging with Friends

Jo had been invited to a crafting session with friends, and didn't have much time when she got home to shower and leave, leaving me at home with plans to put up items on ebay to help our decluttering ...

Handling Disappintment

After some preliminary questions, and before the physical examination, I started to get the feeling I wouldn't be operated on today, so I asked the surgeon who confirmed that I wouldn't. This was in d...

Lunch

At some point after midday, I saw Marty get up. I asked him where he was going for lunch and that if it was a pub I'd like to come along.

Moving On

While I won't air dirty laundry in public, I can honestly say that it's been awesome working with pretty much everyone at the company. The people and passion, bar none, are what drives the company and...

Keeping Your Workers Busy

The best way to keep your KPIs high and your manager happy goes something like this...

Business as Usual

I finally got my income tax return completed for MooBox today, 2 months late, and I owe the ATO $400. I'll have to call on Monday to apologise profusely. Again. I really must work out a system for my ...

Emotionally Draining Schedules

I had plenty of time this morning to make breakfast, a coffee, sit down with Jo and Button, email someone, chat away, brush my teeth and get lunch together. I got to work at 8.40. I caught up with Mar...

Changing Your Mind Proves You Have One

A year ago I removed my blog. With a change in name, I moved from my old domain to the current one. I didn't transfer the content, I started from scratch, for a few reasons. One was that my old blog h...

Client: Me. Job Code: Administrative Time

In a strange twist, I'm finding Facebook, the devil incarnate, a useful tool in this. Some of the hobbies and activities I enjoy, such as playing pool, catching up in town for drinks with others in my...

Yesterday and Today

Tuesday. Breakfast at 7.30am in Windsor. Work from 8.30am. Meeting in town at 5.00pm. Home at 7.15pm. Chocolate rice pudding and red wine.