Blog of Susannah Quinsee about life, work, parenthood and play
I forgot to blog on Monday as usual as my Mum was here and travelling to the US for Thanksgiving so I was putting her in a taxi then going straight into meetings. I just started reading Atomic Habits this Continue reading 3 (later!) things
Last week was, well, quite a week! It seemed to shoot by and there was a lot going on, a lot of it not all planned. So…. As I wrote this I wondered what this even means - how can Continue reading 3 things
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
Last week was half term for my children. I really did need it, although I was working for 3 days of the week, the pace was different and we were all able to hibernate a bit. The first half of Continue reading 3 half term things
Last week was a rollercoaster of a week for various reasons. How global events relate to local circumstances was something many of us will have faced in our day to day lives, particularly last week. Embracing diversity, maintaining compassion and Continue reading 3 things
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
Starting this now on a Monday - my three things from last week! I come back to this mantra frequently - this week it was in relation to using Lego with undergraduate students as part of a module on coaching Continue reading 3 things…
Trying to get into more regular practice of blogging as often seems to happen at this time of year- something about the Autumn and that “back to school” feeling. Thought I would try to blog on a Monday morning (ok Continue reading 3 things….
Getting Things Done by David Allen is one of those books that I feel like I have read, in that I have heard second hand a lot about the principles and methods applied, but not actually read! Ironically compared to Continue reading Getting Things Done
I’ve got a bit behind on posting my readings and now have a backlog, this will be a test of my memory and how much I took in when I read the book! Last month, on my commute I was Continue reading Coaching and mentoring: A Critical Text