T-3 days
Monday
Great session training in the am on the new system we’re using, if not quite stressful knowing that we need to have lots and lots of ducks in a row, I’m just pondering which ones.
I joined a chat with all manner of wonderful people who organise different diversity and inclusion networks across the Civil Service, there is as ever lots too do, to consider. The speed which I feel we are going is definitely exclusionary, though pace is sometimes required, I wonder how we get the balance right.
On another call I pondered is it possible to lean into nothing? To say be able to say to people hear is a blank sheet, what are you planning on doing? No frame, no boundaries? I have seen and been part of many almost unbounded things, but complete white space almost feels impossible and indeed is because we all come with something and want something. Even if the thing we want is for other people to succeed that is still something.
And I thought I didn’t ponder much today, it felt quite frenetic, still it turns out I can ponder lots, I just need to write it down.
Today I left 29 emails untended too and looked at Trello 0 times, I’m up to date on direct messages. I didn’t go for a walk. I miss teaching Eloise.
Tuesday
I started to read this, I added it as I want to finish.
Wednesday-Thursday
work + migraine and migraine and no work (I Wednesday afternoon and most of Thursday off)
Friday
Running on gas and air. Made it to the weekend. Time to not look at screens.
See you next week – I promise to put more effort it. Sorry future me, there was lots you could have learned from this week. Step 1 pace yourself.
