In the business analysis world, we have regular performance reviews against business plans and so on. This systematic holding-to-account forces a refocus of energy and resources on achieving an organisation’s top priorities.
So, given that governance is what I DO professionally, with March now behind us, I thought it was time I held a quarterly review [...]
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2009: the story so far
Posted in Family memories, Fitness, Life, Parenting, Personal goals, Relationships, getting organised, taking control of your life, work life balance, tagged New Years Resolutions on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mollycoddling our kids is abandoning our future
Posted in Family memories, Parenting on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a sign of the times that our children are growing up helpless – and useless.
Typically tech-savvy, my 11 year old son texts me at night if there’s a scary noise in his room but he’s rendered profoundly inoperative at the sight of a toaster and too frightened to go to the local shops on [...]
I’m so proud of me!
Posted in Family memories, Feminism, Life, tagged empowered, IT gadgets, wireless Internet access on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I bought a fistful of electrical do-dads and finally managed to hook-up my new TV to the DVD player and get the channels tuned in. Then, I dismantled my computer and installed a PCI card on the motherboard, so now it has wireless Internet access.
I did all this myself – and it all works!
My [...]
Oh, Christmas tree!
Posted in Family memories, Life, Parenting, Spirituality, love, tagged Christmas on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My sons and I put up our Christmas tree on the weekend.
In our house, putting the tree up signifies the official onset of the festive season. We start by cleaning the whole house. It’s the only way I can ensure that my boys (at ages 9 and 10), will clean their room – albeit to [...]
China
Posted in Family memories, Life, Top 5, Travel, love, work life balance, tagged China on June 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
你好 (nee how!) – Hello!
Long time – no write.
I’ve been in China!
I’ve never been overseas before, so it was QUITE an experience! What a choice for my first overseas trip! Such a rich historical tapestry, such a lot going on (post-quake, pre-Olympics), such a culture shock and -*ahem* - QUITE a human rights record!
Such a striking dichotomy between the abundantly [...]
Selling the family memories (Easter reflections)
Posted in Cars, Easter, Family memories on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This Easter my brother ’retired’ his family car – and I cried.
I shouldn’t care. I’m not a ‘rev-head’ by any stretch of the imagination. I drive a very modest little girlie car devoid of bells-and-whistles. (Never mind the V6 engine, my little 2-door doesn’t even have a cup holder!) For some reason though, my brother retiring the ol’ girl [...]
