Hi from London #5

Care of Laura, here is our fifth (kind of) weekly update. It is, quite obviously, at least a week late making its way here, but finally it arrived: Hi everyone! How are you all? Thanks for all the emails (I even got some photos this time.) I have been counting down the days until these next two weeks. Simon and I are off to Germany for the Easter weekend with three other couples: Dave and Sue (our housemates) Ollie and Miriam from Adelaide and Matt and Jen from Sydney. Mims and Jen have done all the organising and we’re just ... more

Why can't telcos get it right?

Ok, so I'm just doing a few last minute finishing off things before a trip to the Continent1 and I'm on the phone to Vodafone (UK) and trying to complete some registration process so I can add cash to my Pay As You Go phone account without having to buy a voucher. As you'd expect it gives me five options. This doesn't bother me much, especially since I want option number one. So I choose option one and then...nothing. A long period of nothing. Like five minutes of nothing, no hold music or anything. Nothing. Get the picture? So I ... more

GHD Resolutions 3/3

Well, the first GHD Resolutions review day is here and, I'll be honest, I've not made a great start. The main problem is that I only really bedded down my resolutions a couple of days ago, so I haven't had that much time to actually implement any of the changes. I've decided that the solid establishment of one major habit per month should be achievable. And I'll try and throw in some smaller, very achievable habits each month to make sure I'm not neglecting any of my resolutions. Goals for March The main goal for march is to implement the ... more

Hi From London #4

Laura has been way better than I have at keeping the folks back home informed of what we're up to. This is the fourth installation in her "Hi From London" series. Cue Laura: Two big pieces of news for this fortnight Friday’s email (not in any particular order): I have resigned. I have a fringe. I guess I’ll begin with the news item that may have the biggest bearing: my resignation. Belgium and the rest of my holidays were fantastic. Probably a bit too fantastic, for as soon as I returned to work last Monday, I was reminded of the ... more