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Tag: COVId

  • Movement

    This month’s focus on moving around a bit more continued today, with over 15,000 steps around London. On top of my commuting steps, I went for a lunchtime walk around London’s Olympic Park (luckily, next door to my office). The sun was out and, although still bitterly cold, it was so nice to get some…

  • Entering my 48th year

    I turned 47 earlier this week, an event that really didn’t matter much at all. It’s not that it wasn’t celebrated. It’s not that I didn’t get some nice cards and gifts. It’s that I really don’t feel any different and don’t intend changing as a result. I’ve never been the kind of person who…

  • More unwelcome change

    After seeing the sad departure of Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand, I’m now tuning in to watch a press conference from Edinburgh where Nicola Sturgeon is expected to follow suit. I’ve seen both of these women as very capable operators, unafraid to show their humanity as they navigated the enormous challenges of the last few…