I don't know where we're going, but we know where we are? (Part whatever)

Counting down the minutes here. This has to be the gloomiest day I've seen in a long time. The fog never lifted once during the day.

Head down trying to get through the week because Friday and Saturday are fundays! Spa day on Friday and girls' lunch on Saturday, talk about it all coming along at once.

Didn’t go grocery shopping this week so working my way through all the bits and pieces in the fridge and freezer, which is really satisfying. Even had to have a croissant for break time as there was a solitary one floating around the freezer for weeks, so would be a shame to waste it 😂

Slow and steady for your loved one 😊 Delighted to hear the therapist appointment went well, finding one you can connect with makes all the difference imo . Look after yourself too 😊

Cold night . But sunny days that make up for it.

The cat was watching me like a hawk having my dinner. I am the giver of treats. As soon as he got his supper he was out the door. But it's cold and wet so he'll be back soon.

It's like someone snapped their fingers overnight and we woke up in winter. Frosty morning and foggy now.

I wish I could snap mine and wake up Friday evening. 🤪

What a day. Started well with an amazing visit to a social enterprise that was really inspiring. I then escape prison, oops the fellowship and booked myself into a lush hotel in Santander for some r&r.

Got my urgent bits of work done, took part in a great podcast, went on a date to a lovely little speakeasy bar, and speaking of easy, I can tick Spain off my list now.

Then while himself was in the shower I looked at the messages that had been pinging like mad all night. Turns out that one of the guests we had staying with us at the weekend tested positive to COVID and they have fecking bed bugs. Queue panic in our villa!

So, tomorrow I go home to the place being torn apart and treated with chemicals all because some irresponsible people didn't realise bed bugs can travel. Doh.

Fear of spreading COVID put paid to my plans to go back out for food and drink so had to order food to my room instead. Grrr

I miss work as it means too much time sitting in hotels, got to bump into the CEO of our mother company over breakfast. All super senior management, talk about me being in the wrong place at the wrong time. :)

On the bus into work for a day of meetings. Holy mother of God.

Definitely much colder today.

Saw a bin lorry with Christmas lights all around it's edges. I'd say it looks great in the dark.

Basically, you take a bunch of developers, hackers and assorted other nerds, put them in a room and give them a certain goal that they need to achieve within a certain time frame. That can be coming up with new was to do certain things in software, to the more traditional ways of hacking, finding weaknesses in browsers, operating systems, and the like. I think the reasoning is that the atmosphere and energy will help the developers be more creative. Plus, the organizers usually award prize money of some sort to those who come up with the best solution.

These things are usually organized by universities, security companies, privacy advocate or civil rights groups, sometimes even software development companies themselves.

Deskside, freezing over here. Fog still hasn't completely lifted and I nearly overslept. Time for a coffee and some music.

Woo hoo! Go Mam!

At the tech desk. Breakfast time.