I’m not sure YouTube video editing is best done after a night of incredible brain-shrinking insomnia, but here we are.
I wonder if anyone will notice…
I’m not sure YouTube video editing is best done after a night of incredible brain-shrinking insomnia, but here we are.
I wonder if anyone will notice…
Having taken six flights since Sunday, I think it’s pretty inevitable to arrive home with some kind of airborne illness.
And so I greet the weekend - the hottest of the year so far in London - with the mother of all head colds. I don’t want to get on another plane for quite some time. But the damage is done for now.
Not helping this is being woken up by the smell of burning rubber at 6am this morning - I’ve no idea where it was coming from. Definitely outside on the street. My apartment wasn’t on fire, thankfully. But now I’m wide awake, sipping a coffee and planning to head to my office for a couple of hours of filming while it’s nice and quiet.
The YouTube engine stops for no man.
Let’s hope the rest of the weekend improves from here…
Coffee and journal time, while I wait for my flight to Dublin ✈️
Morning one after returning from Singapore and I’m off again!
This time, it’s to Dublin - for work. Thankfully, I packed my bag as soon as I unpacked last night, so I’m basically ready to go. I just need to inject some caffeine into my nervous system and pop my laptop in my backpack. ✈️
I couldn’t keep my eyes open past nine pm last night, and slept the whole night through. Feeling very rested as a result. Jet lag is always less of an issue for me returning from Asia.
I have the whole of this afternoon to get back into work mode, do some writing and prepare for tomorrow’s workshop. So, flight aside, it’s a gentle return to the world of work.
Here’s hoping London City Airport isn’t a mass of delays this morning…
My last full work day before travel.
Off to Singapore tomorrow for a break and some work. Looking forward to running a wellbeing workshop for new clients while I’m there.
And as soon as I’m back, it’s time to head to Dublin for more work.
A busy couple of weeks ahead. ✈️
Ooof. That YouTube edit took significantly longer than I’d planned.
But I stuck at it, as I’m trying to make each video 1% better than the previous one. Glad I persisted. Quite happy with the final product. Now to put my feet up and start enjoying the weekend!
Entering the YouTube mines, to edit my next video.
Cue a couple of hours of wincing as I have to look at, and listen to, my mistakes, stammers and screw-ups. Such fun!
Decision, decisions.
Which flavour coffee to choose this morning? 🧐
Heading into my office for my first full day’s work since returning from Sitges.
No doom and gloom - I’m actually feeling very enthused and full of good ideas after taking time out to reflect.
Heading into the office for a couple of hours…
What?! On a Sunday?
The building where my office is located is basically deserted at the weekend. So it’s the perfect time to record new content for YouTube, without noise in the corridor, slamming doors or accidental fire alarm activations.
Incredibly productive in the office today.
Haven’t been interrupted once, which always helps. Got stuck into various admin tasks I’d been putting off, and as usual, none of them were as painful or frustrating as I’d imagined. Our old friend procrastination was leading me astray once again.
A couple more calls to do and then I can call it a day.
A super productive morning in the office.
Was a guest on a friend’s podcast and got to discuss my recent work on dealing with workplace loneliness. We recorded live and took questions from the audience who joined us.
Then I edited and published my latest YouTube video, all about the myths surrounding loneliness at work.
Heading back to Canary Wharf now to pick up something for dinner and put my feet up. Time for a cold drink out on the balcony - now that the sun has decided to reappear!
I was so proud of myself recording three episodes of my podcast yesterday. I was keen to get ahead of schedule and have content lined up for when I’m on holidays next month.
Checking the recordings this morning, I realised that Zencastr had used the microphone in my Apple Studio Display as the source, rather than the Yeti Blue mic I use for the podcast. And so, I sounded like I’d recorded everything from inside Europe’s largest echo chamber.
So, so annoying. Nothing salvageable, a complete waste of yesterday morning.
I had to re-record all three episodes this morning. The only benefit? Each was better than the first attempt. But it’s not something I’d like to repeat.
Onwards and upwards.
Seems like my overnight ritual sacrifices to the weather gods have paid off.
I woke up to some sunshine here in London this morning. Unsure how long it’ll last, but I’m hoping until at least lunchtime, so I can get out for a walk and actually enjoy it.
Until then, eyes down for a webinar on coaching skills and a one-to-one coaching session. And quite a lot of coffee…
I really, really need to get out of bed.
I have a coffee meeting with a fellow psychologist in less than two hours, an appointment for an eye test and some work to do on the podcast.
But it felt so warm last night, I had a very disrupted and inconsistent sleep. Finding it difficult to get started this morning.
Perhaps another coffee will help ☕️
One more hour of work and then I can head home to collapse. Awake from 2am onwards overnight, due to my old friend insomnia. To say today was an effort would be an understatement.
I have two business trips in Dublin scheduled for September and October and I can’t wait.
I used to get home basically every month - but COVID put an end to that. Now nearly all my work is remote. It’ll be nice to get back and, hopefully, catch up with some friends.
Okay, just one big item left on today’s work task list.
So I should still be able to make it out the door for 5pm and head home to pack my bag for my Scotland trip.
Last day in the office before a long weekend visiting family up in Scotland.
Lots to finish before I can leave with a clear conscience, but I’ll get there in the end and then I can enjoy a few relaxing days up in Fife.
Good morning!
On my way to run a workshop in a client office in Shoreditch, snapping photos as I go.
Up since 5:15am this morning, to head down to Brighton. Ran two workshops back-to-back and then came straight back up to London. Somehow managed to walk 11,000 steps before 3pm.
This evening will be a very quite one, with some catching up on TV shows, a simple dinner and an early night.
An absolutely gorgeous morning here in London.
Had a very early start to do some more preparation before this morning’s workshop at 10am. Coffee is my best friend this morning. Very much looking forward to finishing up at 12pm.
Despite my lurgy, the workshop went well. Now I’m back home, sipping a hot drink with honey and preparing to finish up for the day.
The theme for this morning’s writing sprint…
Heading into the office for a few hours of YouTube video edits and a meeting with the manager of my office building.
To discuss…various shortcomings with the service they’re providing. Another case study for my talks and workshops on “difficult conversations”.
Wrapping up at lunchtime as we have a friend visiting us from Spain for the weekend and he needs entertaining / feeding / beers this afternoon.