life
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R&R
→: R&RTo my mind, a good week contains: A day when I don’t speak to anyone. A day when I don’t take the tube. A day when I don’t touch a computer. The first two are easy, a day working from home will cover them (something that I have felt increasingly necessary for my mental well-being).…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Lots of interesting meetings, NativeSummit (which was cool), Women in Tech meetup at Facebook, and a meetup for the Nesta Hack my friend and I are taking part in next weekend. Starting to prep talks for next year, which is fun. Confirming two more conferences to speak at soon! And playing with AutoLayout. Media Watching…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife In Aberystwyth for iOS Dev UK which was amazing. I spoke on the last day so I was nervous the whole time, but it was a lovely and supportive environment. I learned a lot from the other talks, met some fabulous people and generally had a great time! So tired though. The edge of the…
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Impostor Syndrome
→: Impostor SyndromeI’ve rejected a number of posts for today, because I worry that whatever comes next will be taken in the context of this. Because today is a day where the schedule says, write about women, and I think, I should write something positive. And there is so little positive to say about women in tech.…
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Exciting News
→: Exciting NewsSometimes you have to do the scary thing. So here it is: I’m leaving Google at the end of the month. Will post more about The Plan at a later date, but for now suffice it to say I’ll be working on some personal projects that I’d love to see if I could turn in to something, and…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife No culture this week which is a shame, although I spent a lot of time wondering around London which was nice! Hung out with friends, including one who was over from Sydney which was awesome. Giving up my apartment is becoming a nightmare. Estate agents are stressful, they are around all the time and keep…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Hung out with friends, made it to the gym again – not as much as “usual” but a start. Still feeling a bit worn out but I think that is stress as much as anything else. Sent off a draft of my book chapter again. Exciting! Eventually it will be the final draft, which is…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Still feeling a bit under the weather but so much better, really. Still trying to rehydrate and relax a bit. Went to see some apartments, met up with a school friend (I must not have seen her in 10 years! Crazy) and worked on The Secret Project some more. My parents came to London…
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Being an Expat
→: Being an ExpatI (still) worry my life is vastly more boring now that I’m no longer an expat… but maybe returning “home” just takes some acclimatising, just as moving to a “foreign” place did. A lot of people talk about living abroad, but it’s something that people don’t always get around to. Time. Opportunity. Whatever. Or just because…