A funny old week

I don't know about you but this week seems to have lasted forever but at the same time has flown by.

How can that be?

As an aside, does anyone else think that 2014 is flying past rather too quickly, what with the clocks going forward Sunday morning and it being April on Tuesday?

After the speed that 2012 flew by I said to Renee, 'We just have to slow down 2013.'

She just looked at me as though I was some kind of idiot.  'Are you some kind of idiot?' Asked she. 'It's October!'

This week started on Monday morning (predictably) with a early alarm call - up at 4.00am to get down to Northampton as part of the team delivering the final module of a management development programme.

The other facilitator was going to be there at 8.00am and I was going to get there for 9.30... 5 hours is about right for the trip down from Edinburgh.

Hmmm... not on Monday it wasn't.  The Thelwell Viaduct was stationary for an hour and I was bustin' for a wee the whole time.

Here's another aside and you may want to skip this paragraph if you are in any way easily offended.

How much liquid is there in an average wee?  I've never measured it or even really thought about it, to be honest.  I did on Monday morning though, because the Costa Coffee takeaway cup was almost pressed into action.  In fact, it was so close I was even considering the logistics of it all...

Anyway, I eventually made it to Northampton at 10.30am.  The course went off without a hitch and it was back up the road on Tuesday night.  Here's a thing: the journey was exactly the same in reverse.  An hour stationary, on the M1 this time.

I have to say I'm not a massive football follower but I've started listening to football commentary of Radio 5 Live.  On Tuesday it was Manchester United vs Manchester City and I was just thinking to myself that I rarely hear a goal on the radio when City scored - 43 seconds in to the game!

Wednesday it was farewell drinks with Margaret at the White Lady here in Corstorphine.  I left after a couple of pints and walked Barney home.  Renee got home... later.  But still, I have to say, made it to BNI on Thursday morning.

Thursday evening was our first networking event here in the shop... everything seemed to go well and we had three brilliant presentations from @joworrall, Alan Johnston and @Grow_potential.  Here's Alan Johnston practising his Power Pose...

Brilliant.

All good stuff.

So, it's Friday.

I had 4 meetings lined up today (including an interview with a potential new member of staff) all of which got cancelled.

The new member of staff sent me an email which said, (something like) 'I'm not coming 'cos I've got an interview for a job I really want.'

I mean, I ask you...

To wrap the week up it's off to friends in Livi tonight.  I really hope it's not a late one!

So what I mean; it's been helluvva week and my parents are up next week... and Renee and I have to go to Birmingham and we have a new member of staff starting and we're getting work done on the shop...