Blog of Susannah Quinsee about life, work, parenthood and play
Busy week this last week – Halloween on Tuesday, change from October to November and the Bonfire Night on Sunday (and various fireworks all weekend really). I do love autumn nights and lovely, unexpectedly sunny days. Although towards the end Continue reading 3 things for the change in the month
The work-week-life cycle is feeling a bit “rinse-repeat” at the moment so last week I booked a bit of time off to do something different – a kind of mini “off the clock” day (an idea inspired by Laura Vanderkam) Continue reading 3 things
I found some notes in one of my notebooks from reflections I had done when I started as a VP. It was fascinating and I wish I had kept it up. This might encourage me to start it again. Anyway, Continue reading Things I learnt the week ending 6/5
A bit late this one due to various things, work mainly. Its been one of those deceptive weeks where you think that you have time then discover that some things take a lot longer than you had anticipated. Such is Continue reading Weekly round-up: 30th November
Lockdown: The Return week 3, I think. Starting to lose track of time despite tracking time in various ways. Think it is more that I forget when things actually happened, on which days precisely. The week seemed to go fast Continue reading Monday round-up: 23rd November
Second week of Lockdown. Keeping up with Lockdown poems a day, although ended up late with a couple. Must remember this is not a TASK but something enjoyable! Been lovely actually discovering poems I had forgotten about and remembering why Continue reading Weekly round-up: 16th November
This was the week that England went into Lockdown II: The Return, as I am lovingly call it. It started on Thursday – no Guy Fawkes parties around here, although plenty of fireworks. To be honest, thus far it does Continue reading Monday round-up: 9th November
I haven’t done one of these since August and am trying to resist the feeling of doing them ALL since then. As this is rather futile. Maybe I will go back and do a few but…. This week was the Continue reading Friday round-up: 2nd October
In the spirit of the THES #loveHE campaign and also because it is Friday thought a positive post would be appropriate. The other week I had the most ridiculous week, but came out of it strangely positive and with a Continue reading Loving working in HE … most of the time