It’s been a very quiet month for work. My office has spent far more time as a craft room than as an office. I’m not complaining. I’ve enjoyed spending more time with the inks and stamps than with the computer. I’ve even made over half of the birthday cards I’ll need for the next six… Continue reading Notes From My Office: June 2021
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Notes From My Office: July’s Words
One thing to be said for a summer in quarantine, with or without working from home, is that it’s much cooler than in the Office. Or is that just me? Of course, I think it probably helps that, so far, this summer hasn’t had the sustained heatwave that the last few have had. Spring sunshine… Continue reading Notes From My Office: July’s Words
Notes From My Office: June’s Words
Well, what’ll you know? That thing I said the other day, about setting up my craft room in time to turn it back into an office? Yup, that. It started with half a week of training - allowed under furlough rules, apparently - and then became back to work proper, although continuing from home. So… Continue reading Notes From My Office: June’s Words
Notes From My Office: May’s Words
One of the few things I dislike about being at home all the time is that I have to go in search of my own new words. I have to remember to check out the OED’s recently published lists. In the office, it’s one of the first things I do. And my proofer colleagues bring… Continue reading Notes From My Office: May’s Words
Notes From My Office: April’s Words
In the early days of the quarantine period, I read various articles about home-working, and tips on surviving lockdown. At least one of the articles about home-working talked of putting on your work-clothes/make-up/high heels; I forget who wrote it or said it, or where I read it. Now, admittedly, my workplace has a casual dress-code… Continue reading Notes From My Office: April’s Words
Notes From My Office: November’s Words
Generally, I like my day-job. I'm an Accessibility Proofreader, which means I spend my days playing spot-the-difference between documents for sighted people and the large print or braille versions for the visually impaired. There are two main reasons I like my job. One: it satisfies my need to point out mistakes. Finding mistakes in the… Continue reading Notes From My Office: November’s Words
