Abi & Izzy - the next 5 years

I am definitely suffering from brain fog at the moment and I can't decide whether this is the reality of the first few months in a new job or me or a combination of both. I constantly feel like someone is squeezing my brain and despite the fact that I sleep well, keep fit and look after myself I'm still mentally shattered half the time. My memory feels shot to pieces, particularly with faces and names (not great when meeting lots of new people!) and I just don't feel,like I can think as clearly as normal.  I have worked out that there are things I can do to shake the feeling - running makes a big difference, as does doing something creative which is great because it means I'm starting to make space for my glass work again. Let's hope it's a  passing phase and my brain clears a bit soon. The one thing that I am very pleased about given how I'm feeling is that I sensibly decided not to run the London Marathon today. I did go for my normal run - 10 miles to...

Room with a view - a return trip to SA is def on the cards! The last 2 weeks have passed in a blur as I have kicked off the start of a series of work travels to try and get to see the Group in action and our business first hand. Last Sunday was a busy day, with a Yoga workshop in London in the morning (more on this in a minute) and home before heading off to Heathrow to catch a flight to South Africa. This all following a busy week at work - there really is quite a lot going on at the moment! So, first a lovely day off mid week and a chance to meet Amanada and the boys at Cribs Causeway. What is great is we can now arm them with some cash and send them off for a few hours together while we had a relaxing cup of coffee and an uninterrupted mooch around John Lewis (still a pleasure) on our own - bliss. We then all came back together for lunch before the kids made the obvious suggestion that the girls should go back to Taunton for a few days rather than coming home. All great, ex...

Another week has flashed by and I can safely say that the process of getting into my job is leaving me absolutely dog tired. Despite this I'm really enjoying it and now I'm beginning to get the feel of the place I can see where I can make a difference. There is plenty to do - the trick will be agreeing what to do when. Thank goodness I had the sense a few months ago to make sure that our weekends at the moment are as clear as possible - I really don't have the energy to do much more than stay local and relax. Don't even ask me how I would be feeling right now if I was staring down the barrel of the London Marathon! The downside of this enforced weekend relaxation is that we didn't make it to Audrey's 40th birthday party this weekend, a countryside bash in Devon replete with log fires and a 'bring a dog' philosophy. Much as I would have liked to have seen everyone, I will admit to feeling immensely pleased I'd said no right from the get-go. Havi...