Last week I helped out at weekly blog club and it felt good to be doing something to support its continuation, but one thing which struck me was the low numbers of blogs that week. We only had 3. So I pledged to make sure that my involvement also included actually blogging. I have a … Continue reading
Nurture1415
For the last few years I’ve looked back at particular highlights of the year just passed and also used it as a chance to consider some of my hopes for the coming year. It’s interesting to look back now over three years to see how life has changed, and now here my #nurture1415 post. My … Continue reading
Should I have attended #LocalGovCamp?
LocalGovCamp took place at the weekend. It’s a place where conversations happen, ideas are formed and connections are made. Massive thanks to the organisers, especially Sarah Lay, and also to the sponsors and the attendees for making LocalGovCamp happen. You’re all amazing and I love you big time. I was lucky enough to go to … Continue reading
The Journal
Whenever we go on holiday I keep a journey of our travels. Sitting writing about our adventures at the end of each day, with a cold drink is a perfect way to finish the day off. I’ve been keeping holiday journals for nearly 15 years. It started mainly because Mr B and I have such … Continue reading
B&Q, barbecues and bluebells
Gotta love a bank holiday. The last one we had was spent visiting B&Q (Mr Bs favourite shop), having a barbecue and visiting the bluebells off the beaten track, round the back of The Wrekin. Local folk law would have you believe that The Wrekin is a hill made when a pile of soil fell … Continue reading
Channel shift or Channel shove?
For one reason or another I wasn’t blogging much at the time I attended the inaugural channel shift camp in November 2013, organised by the amazing Nick Hill and others at Public Sector Customer Service Forum so this is a very delayed post on that event and my thoughts generally about channel shift. I get that there isn’t much … Continue reading
Back to Blog
OK, so here’s the thing. I haven’t been blogging for a while, and I’ve been wondering why that might be and what I might be able to do to sort that out. Work has changed. It had to change. Half of my team left so we had to change, and change quickly. Aspects of work … Continue reading
#Nurture1314 Hopes
My last post was on my Highlights of 2013, and this one is looking at my Hopes for 2014. So, what do I Hope for the year ahead? Significant birthdays: Both myself and Mr B have significant birthdays in 2014, mine in the worst month to have a birthday and Mr Bs in September. We’re … Continue reading
Nurture1314 Highlights
Last year I blogged under the Nurture1213 tag, which offered a chance to reflect on my Highlights of the year just gone by and my Hopes for the forthcoming year. It’s been interesting rereading the hopes post. Have I achieved all I wanted, and how do I feel about that? I am of course taking … Continue reading
My summer in 8 ice creams
It might be fair to say that autumn is here. When I’ve got in from work this week I’ve had to put on a jumper and a pair of socks. We haven’t reached the ‘officially turning on of the central heating’ date at Bentham Towers, but that date in October will be here before I … Continue reading
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