Category Archives: work

Sauce, anyone?

Posted on September 7, 2022 by thepogblog

There are moments when I – and I am sure you do too – feel like I know nothing; like I am a fraud in my job, in my life and it makes my mouth dry and my heart pound.  … Continue reading →

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Oh arse. Sheep arse.

Posted on November 18, 2021 by thepogblog

I have sat here all day, running client Zooms sessions.  It wasn’t until the fifth session, as I waited for my client to log on that I looked at the view behind me.  And realised that the toy sheep on … Continue reading →

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Still Pogging it.

Posted on May 31, 2018 by thepogblog

I don’t think I’ll ever learn.  I’ve been internally congratulating myself recently that I’ve been being a bit of a grown up.  I’ve done this before and been repaid with something slightly odd happening so I should have known. I … Continue reading →

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Correcting noo noos on IWD

Posted on March 8, 2018 by thepogblog

Once every week or so I venture into the office. Despite a (very) early start, the fact that I have to miss my run and having to wear grown up clothes, there’s usually at least one thing that makes it … Continue reading →

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Side effects of working from home

Posted on January 25, 2018 by thepogblog

I’m starting to worry about me.  I’m really lucky – I get to work from home four days a week so I get to wear slippers at my desk, have Norman help with my work and eat all the food … Continue reading →

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Bemused, amused, confused

Posted on June 2, 2017 by thepogblog

I guess we’ve all had someone say something about us behind our backs at some point, whether we know it or not.  And usually that something is linked, at least a little bit, to some sort of reality.  I thought that … Continue reading →

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no power, no brain power

Posted on February 17, 2017 by thepogblog

‘While I think you’re incredibly creative, you certainly can’t make this kind of stuff up!’ That was the start of an email from my boss this afternoon in response to my email informing her and a whole heap of colleagues that … Continue reading →

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No Heimlich maneuver needed

Posted on February 7, 2017 by thepogblog

People who know me tend to agree that I am really, really good at one thing:  Panicking. I’ve not managed to prove the point very often, but there is a small occasional exception:  When something actually worth panicking about happens. … Continue reading →

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This week in makingness…

Posted on January 13, 2017 by thepogblog

(Sorry, these things are all rather random and the day has been too long to wind them together in a better way, so in the style of ‘showing’ / ‘show and tell’ at primary school…) This week I’ve made: …Cherry Pie. … Continue reading →

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Toad armour

Posted on January 3, 2017 by thepogblog

Wowee.  That was a long day. If like me, it was your first day back at work after the Christmas break, well done – we made it!  I do admit though, it wasn’t quite lunch time before I was ‘just … Continue reading →

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