Apologies for not having been around for a while.
What have I been up to in the last 6 weeks? Well, in no particular order....
- I fell off my mountain bike whilst out with Alison practising for a 60 mile charity bike ride. It hurt. I mean it really hurt. I came off the bike and, after a few seconds of getting my bearings, stood up only for the world to go a lovely shade of purple accompanied by a wicked nauseas feeling. I assumed at the time that I had broken my collar bone (it hurt like hell cycling the 9 miles home) but it appears that I had separated the shoulder joint instead. Much better now.
- I went on holiday to Cornwall with the family for some sun, relaxation and diving. The weather was fair - often warm, sometimes sunny with only occasional rain. I couldn't dive because of the shoulder injury noted above. Boo.
- Didn't do the charity bike ride - see shoulder injury above.
- Changed jobs. I left my job as Senior Developer and became Head of Development! I had realised over the past couple of years that while I still enjoyed developing computer systems, it was the managing of teams that really got me excited. I enjoyed planning projects and executing those plans, ensuring that the team was operating efficiently by using the right tools and process and developing strategy, not just code. My new role is great and I am loving it - stressful and busy, but loving it.
That is a brief update on my world - apart from that, all the usual stuff has been happening too, but I won't bore you with it now ;-)