As I have mentioned in passing before, I work in retail I.T. and as with most retailers, we have a website through which we sell things! My current job is working on the re-platforming of said website and, having spent a large proportion of my career working with store systems, it has been a real change. Perhaps one of the biggest differences I have felt in the last twelve months is the differences in user base; by that I do …
Month: March 2012
Tonight was my first outing in the double with Lou since, ooh, errr, about October. So, much time has passed since I have been in a boat that small, let alone been responsible for steering it! As I am fairly sure I mentioned in blog posts earlier in the year, 2012 is the year I am trying to make myself calmer. This basically means that when a situation is angsty or stressful, I just take a deep breath and get …
On Saturday, it was WEHoRR again so we were back down to the Tideway to race. I think, this being my fifth year at the race, it is one of my top events in the racing calendar. This year I was a little less excited in the week preceding the race – despite having a really strong line-up, the crew just did not seem to be clicking. However, last Monday, we had a really good outing with the second crew …