My Journey To Finding Work-Life Balance
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Work and Life Balance
‘How’s your fettle?’ A question asked without fail in a broad Carlisle accent, any time I visit my Grandad and one which I sometimes don’t quite know how to answer. To be in ‘fine fettle’, means to be in good health or good spirits, and is originally derived from the late middle English verb to ‘get ready, prepare oneself for battle.’ I answer with a quiet sigh inside ‘aye Granada, I’m good.’ But deep down, I know my health could be better, my spirits are mediocre and I am no-where near prepared for battle. I would probably struggle to muster up the energy to look at the armour, let alone wear it. Read More Here…
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2024
It has been a while since I have sat down to write, well over a year in fact. Sometimes we can think so much about whether or not to do something, we forget that time passes whilst we are dithering about, deciding whether to take action. And I think that’s the point…the time will pass…
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June/July
June. The mid-year point. Six month’s down, six month’s to go. Despite starting this year during a lockdown, I can reflect back and appreciate that was the break I needed. 2020 was a year full of lockdowns but I perhaps didn’t use the ‘down-time’ to the best of my advantage. That said, we probably achieved…
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May
The month of May, on the whole, is generally a positive month – two Bank Holidays, my birthday month and the sun is usually shining. This year it seems the April showers were a little delayed and so we saw a little less sunshine, and whilst I fully embraced the Bank holidays (4 day working…
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April – The Perfectionist
In the world of operational management where you need to keep numerous plates spinning, it may be difficult to see how you can ever finish anything. The reality is, we probably do but the process to completion is more incremental. It goes without saying that the workload involved in operational roles at the moment remains…
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March – Trust The Universe
March. The month where some optimism started to present itself in the form of daffodils, lighter nights and the beginning of Spring. It was also the month in which the lockdown restrictions began to ease in their very early stages. March was a month for celebrating (virtually) when it came to friend’s birthdays – for…
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February Reflections
It was around about a year ago where work as we knew it took a left turn into crazy town. Social distancing hadn’t even become a concept then as we were packed like sardines into a room for an urgent meeting to be told ‘in 3 weeks, we will be where Italy are’ in relation…
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I am Laura, the creator and author behind this blog.
In Fine Fettle 