I read my first non-fiction book this year! What was it?
An attendee at one of the Manchester FIRE meetups lent me this book, ‘Quit‘ by Annie Duke. The book was a fairly easy read and was full of great stories and interesting anecdotes. It had me thinking of times in the past when I should have probably quit (whether that was a job or relationship or some other endeavour). I hope to remember key points when I come to quit my job next year…
Other stuff
Work has been pretty relentless and my brain is really tired and in need of a break. My boss is on annual leave but I do have a week booked off at the end of August. I can’t wait. I have a couple of things planned but mostly, it will be blissful nothing.
One good thing that has been introduced by work is Craft Club night. A room is booked out for people to spend a few hours doing whatever ‘crafting’ they want. Snacks and soft drinks are provided.
It’s surprisingly popular and as you can imagine, it’s mostly women attending, mostly young in their mid-20s. People are doing various hobby-type activities including colouring, painting, bead art, crocheting, cross-stitching. Me, I’m doing a complicated paint by numbers and I may share the finished piece if it looks ok (at the moment, it doesn’t haha!)
When I go to the office, things are so busy with me juggling with the volume of the work and trying to be sociable. The quiet time in the craft club room has been great to rest my brain and also to get the chance to get to know people I don’t normally interact with.
