Sunday thoughts: 21st September 2014

You might have noticed that I don’t say this very often, but this week has flown by.

I know as a saying it’s a cliché, but frankly I don’t find that time flies away from me. Maybe it’s because I have gotten better at living “in the moment” since attending my meditation course, maybe it’s because my job won’t really allow me to live any other way, maybe it’s because I am not following a specific training schedule that forces me to think ahead and plan, or maybe it’s because I am lazy and constantly looking forward to the weekend which never comes fast enough. Continue reading

Sunday thoughts: 7th September 2014

And another week of life goes past, and I have no complaints. I have to say, it has been a particularly easygoing week; wake up in France with the family around, have a delicious family lunch, an easy journey back full of reading and a bit of sleeping, a lovely evening home to Ben. Then, a few birthday surprises for Ben and a lovely day out for us both, and the next day, another birthday surprise (the cake, whose arrival I had failed to wake up for on his actual birthday, and then missed the depot opening times… Sigh) and a leisurely return to work.

But let’s get on with the formalities, other highlights will have to wait! Continue reading

Sunday thoughts: 10th August 2014

Despite a strange start to the week that involved waking up in France on Monday to have a leisurely morning, a lovely family lunch, an afternoon walk with my granddad… and then missing my train to Paris, being driven to the next big town, and finally making it to Paris and then back to London, the rest of the week has been highly normal!

A bit of training here and there, a few clients dotted around, a bit of translating, a few cups of tea in my local haunt, and a couple of catch-ups with friends. Just life doing its thing, really. Continue reading