In a recent trip to San Francisco, my brother made us a reservation at Statebird Provisions We'd been here previously so knew what to expect. There was scope to try a couple of new things as well as definitely getting a few faves including both trout dishes! We were a party of three, we knew we'd share a bottle of sparkling wine so the next decision was to pick one that we'd all agree on and one that would pair with as much of the menu as possible! I'd narrowed it down to thr

Recently, I had a surprisingly positive experience at my local urgent treatment centre, which made me reflect on why I felt this way. One obvious factor was the speed of service. While I don't typically frequent emergency departments, I've heard that wait times can stretch for hours. Triage Touch Points I was greeted by a security guard who managed the sign-in process using a QR code, in addition to his other duties. He was friendly when I declined to use it. The next person

Last week, I had the opportunity to take myself away for a few days and I had the place to myself. The purpose was mental rest, enforced physical rest (I had a bad knee!) and to some extent emotional rest. It also gave me focus time on the 'work' I needed to get done. This included: Creating content Working on proposals Wine writing Reading - where pleasure meets wellbeing - refreshing myself on fasting (like a girl) concepts and future of work concepts Personal Finance - pra

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the evolving answer to the question: What are you learning? that I received from a good friend at the start of the year. A few weeks in, I can say that things have moved forward on the learning padel front. I first had a lesson approximately two years ago and was very lucky to have a 1-1 session with the coach that I received. Last week, I went back and had another 1-1 session with an equally supportive coach. I knew this time I needed to get my