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Monday, December 5, 2005

I'm feeling much better today

I just wanted to say thank you to all those who have commented and mailed me. I was pretty down yesterday but, to be honest, felt much better after a good writing session on Blogit. I then spent time with our young daughter on maths problems (which thankfully I was able to actually help with) and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 4, 2005

Down Down

I loved that song from Status Quo in the 'seventies. I actually preferred 'Roll Over Lay Down' but 'Down Down' is easier to latch on to. So it is in my life at the moment. I am on a downer because of people's activities in the workplace. My family is concerned. We were putting up the Christmas Tree... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 3, 2005

Stevie's Wonder

I was reading an article about Stevie Wonder recently. I loved the early songs such as My Cherie Amour and For once in My Life but the ones that really go to me were Living For the City and He's Misstra Know it All. They had a grit and awareness that I thought I'd hooked into. But my life was never... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 2, 2005

Office politics

I've had a funny kind of week so far. I've spent much of it away in Belfast and have talked about that in one of my other blogs - Letters from England. The background has been in-fighting at work. Just as I was suggesting to everyone last week that work was really not worth worrying about, I get... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 28, 2005

How can this be?

Isn't it amazing how siblings can be so different from each other? I mean there's no dispute over parentage here; no need for a DNA test, but our two sons are so not alike. I'm not knocking it in any way. We are all unique and we love them both enormously and equally. But whereas Ivan will look out... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 27, 2005

Nepotism at White Lodge

The Royal Ballet School, like other arts-based schools, has often had to deal with the charge of favouritism towards certain pupils. Some always seem to get the key roles while others are told they 'need more work.' This image can be reinforced by the dance companies themselves so maybe it is good... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 25, 2005

We're all online now

Our youngest son came home from school the other day, thrilled with the news that the school and local education authority have put up a web portal that enables them to exchange news and views with each other. It is actually a really flexible site and ring-fenced so that only named users can enter... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 24, 2005

I never log out

Further to yesterday's post about being secure in my work and my 'career' path that has led me to this spot, I was thinking today about how we spend our working time. Like many, I have never allowed myself to become the time/wage slave that some do. Neither have I become the bonus/salary slave that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

I believe

Travelling home on the train sometimes I often drift away from my books or music and re-evaluate what I've done with my working life and (nearly always) whether it could have been done better. I suppose we all look back to some of those crossroads and wonder if we read the signs properly or what... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2005

I don't care

that people disappear from the office at lunchtimes. It's a great time to catch up on my own stuff. I don't care that there are little groups and cliques because I wouldn't want to be part of that. I don't care that nobody offers to bring me back a sandwich because I'd rather have the choice. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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