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Inspiration All Around
You might have noticed a few new stories on the blog, and these will continue to come, though I may not post absolutely everything I write under this new challenge. I am also picking back up the novel...
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Tough Calls
I love my job. You don’t hear that very often, but there you go. It’s true you know. The complexity of rotas and staffing and balancing the directives from above with the pragmatism of the shopfloor is...
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My Favourite Mystery
I was rather cross the other week with non-specific elements within my organisation over some changes made to registration options for borrowers. In what probably sounded like a good idea at the time,...
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At Last, Time Off
Between swapping weekends last week and an unexpected day of training last week, I found that my work week contained a few more hours on the Rota than I had previously anticipated. At one point I was...
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Gonzo Opinion: Uncle Ranty’s Lament
Right children, settle round, I have delicious facts and angry thoughts to bestow on your sleepy minds. I have watched from high rooftops while those who claim to act for you have stolen your...
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A Long Day
I had such plans for today – mostly being at work and dealing with things like appraisals in between customers. Then, before we opened the doors to the public, I got a message saying my GP needed me to...
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Gonzo Opinion: Uncle Ranty Returns
Now I expect you’re all wondering why I’ve called you here today, and why I’ve sent the children away to go play a while. I’m afraid I have some bad news to impart, and some if you aren’t going to...
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Grumble
I seem to have had a day that’s veered between annoying people on purpose through to major foot in mouth moments, with a side order of “would anything else like to fall off this building?” One of the...
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Knocked Sideways
It has been a long-standing joke between myself and Lady M that, despite my having an incurable degenerative condition and knackered immune system, I usually appear to be in better health than she is...
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Uncle Ranty’s Assistants Speak Up
You may be wondering why we’ve called you here today. Some of the more alert among you may also have noticed that we’re not Uncle Ranty. It’s the hair, isn’t it? No, Uncle Ranty can’t come to the...
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Thanks Brain
It’s Oh-gods-o’clock, and my brain won’t shut up, because why would it when all you want is to sleep? I could get up and write in the journal that I’m currently drafting new material in, but I imagine...
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And Now, Fun
It’s been an exhausting week, mostly because it’s been one where work has successfully thrown a rapid barrage of changing priorities, personnel challenges, and personal frustrations at me – and that’s...
View ArticleOn a Runaround
I shouldn’t have been working today, but life and the trials and tribulations of staffing issues demanded otherwise. This has led to a somewhat rushed day of bouncing from GP appointment to library...
View ArticleMeetings Everywhere
My role at work is always evolving – and part of that is a re-evaluation of the balance between frontline and admin work, and involvement in more strategic working groups. Sometimes this means being a...
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Did I Just Get Queer-Bashed?
As a great many people will attest, when I have my nose in a book I’m not all that good at paying attention to my immediate surroundings. My journey home yesterday was the cap of quite a stressful...
View ArticleFollowing On…
Following the shenanigans of the other day I was a little nervous about getting the same bus home, but so far no sign of the ever-so-delightful person and their elbows so either they’re not a local or...
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Chilled Out Saturday
Lady M is out for the weekend with Lady S, so I’ve spent today playing on the Xbox, watching films, and sketching odds and ends – oh, and drinking wine left over from the authors event that we hosted...
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It’s a Friday night, and one of my brothers is celebrating his birthday. On the sole social media platform that he hasn’t blocked me on I can see pictures of him celebrating with friends, and know that...
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Someone’s Worst Nightmare
It occurs to me, on this Halloween, having just looked in the mirror to go to the shops, that I’m definitely someone’s worst Halloween nightmare right now. You know what? I’m okay with that.
View ArticleLone Working
I was on a course today delivered in partnership with the Suzy Lamplugh Trust which looked at some of the principles and methods you can use to be mindful of your personal safety when working on your...
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