Reading Time: 2 minutes5 years ago, I wrote about an invisible side of M.E. A lot has changed since, for me but also in terms of research. This is a very short post, but an optimistic one. I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2 in November 2024, got a treatment, stopped eating sugar… Read More »It can get better (an ME/CFS update)
Reading Time: 4 minutesOnce again, a year ago, I would not have been able to predict where 2025 would take me. It has been a good year (well: for me… I’m fully aware of the state of the world!). I’ve been through some big changes in terms of work and health. Looking back… Read More »A lot of changes in 2025
Reading Time: 5 minutesI’ve had to deal with a lot of unexpected things in the past few months. I had time to reflect about what enables me to make changes and how this has evolved over the years. My last contract terminated earlier than planned. Like many people, I should have resumed work… Read More »Recognising what enables me to make changes
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhen I resigned from my last permanent job, I felt like contracting was my best option. At the time, I said I’d share about it but I didn’t do it much, so I’m catching up here. What I liked The first thing should really be that, I’ve been in that… Read More »Reflecting on a year of contracting
Reading Time: 5 minutesWarning: there is a bit more venting in this post than usual. This is about how some people self-promote and show themselves to others in their social media bubble. Weeknotes everywhere If you are not familiar with the concept, you can learn more in this article: Weeknotes: what they are,… Read More »Dissonance and social media bubbles
Reading Time: 5 minutesI’m in my third role this year, which is a personal record but looking back, once again, it was the right decision for me. This post is a little retro about the year. Work Resigning Twice this year, I left a place shortly after joining because even though it looked… Read More »2023 Retrospective
Reading Time: 3 minutesI did yes! But what I do during my time off is usually not what others would consider nice or fun, like spending most of my day re-doing my professional journey as a tube map. Mondays I have not been in a office for a long time now, but still… Read More »Did you have a nice weekend?
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn this post, I share about my experience as a speaker and reflections about online versus in person conferences. In part 2, I share separately highlights from the sessions I attended. In person versus online conference Before lockdown, I attended a few conferences including UX Scotland in 2019, but since… Read More »UX Scotland 2023 – part 1: Experience of it
Reading Time: 3 minutesI’m in this nice phase where I’ve left a role and haven’t started the next one yet. My old laptop is packed, waiting to be picked up by a courier and the new one will arrive this week. At this point in time, I don’t have to worry about the… Read More »In between
Reading Time: 4 minutesMy weekend started Friday and we were changing the clocks. With the Twitter takeover, I started wondering if I should leave that space and this prompted a bigger reflexion about how I want to use my time and get informed. Social media, and even Internet were not a thing for… Read More »Changing the clock, getting some time back