I had an unexpected attack of writer’s block today. Caught me quite unaware. I sat and tried to magic up a headline and squeeze a few words out anyway, but I was completely stuck. There was a moment of thinking that I was letting myself and my regular Friday readers down by not posting at…
Tag Archive: vacation
On Family, Work and Just Hanging Out
I was chatting with Joshua Black via his guest post at Men With Pens about my propensity for eavesdropping in coffee shops. But the following story, if you’ll excuse the pun, takes the biscuit. One day during the summer when my brother and nephew were staying with me, Bobby wanted a long lie. Not that…
How Not To Work It On The Bank Holiday
As you read this, I may well be squelching my way elegantly through a soggy field. Yes, it’s the English Bank Holiday weekend, where we dream of balmy evenings and relaxed barbecues, and normally end up with torrential rain, family arguments, and re-runs of Pirates Of The Caribbean. As I write and schedule this a…
Looking At Life Through The Eyes Of A Child
My most favourite nephew in the world is staying with me this week from Glasgow. He also happens to be my only nephew in the world, but that makes him more, not less special. Suffice to say, we’ve been having a lot of fun. As I wrote elsewhere, James has the smartest way of looking…
The Last Summer Holiday You’ll Need?
Did you see the recent research that reckoned it takes only two days back at work for all of the benefits of being on holiday to disappear? How sad is that? Still, it echoes a lot of what I hear and see around me: people completely frazzled ahead of the school holidays, bouyed up by…
How to not pretend you’re working when it’s the holidays
Here at the A Different Kind of Work office (aka my kitchen table whilst waiting for an office desk to arrive), I’ve been thinking about some wise words I could write this holiday week. But the truth is that I’m a little distracted with things like going to parties (or not, because of the snow),…
How a staycation can enrich your life
I hadn’t really wanted to take time off work this week and not go anywhere. But Steve needed to work, and I needed a break and, not wanting to go without him, I decided to join the ranks of those in the UK who haven’t gone away this summer. Initially I felt resentful that I…
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Christine Livingston is a coach and writer, who helps professional people wanting to work and live on their own terms. With a successful career both inside and beyond the corporation to draw from, Christine gives the support, challenge, tools and inspiration that enable people to thrive.
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