Lifenotes #9: April 2021

The one with the standing desk.

· 2 min read ⏱️

✨ Highlights

  • Had to go back to work after my long holiday, that was traumatic 😂
  • Saw friends in our garden and it was lovely!
  • It was Thom's birthday 🎈
  • I've been enjoying the big kitchen, did some baking this month 😌
  • Got my first Books that Matter box 💕
  • Finally got a stand up desk!

🎮 Played/Read/Watched

  • Started reading Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race, by Reni Eddo-Lodge. Such a great book, lots of UK historical context which has been really interesting.
  • Notorious: still really enjoy watching Hitchcock films, but I'm finding it very hard to get past the misogyny 😬
  • Black books: started watching this as Thom likes it, it's great fun!
  • Parks and rec: we're rewatching this and omg, still makes me cackle regularly 😂
  • Lost in translation: it's one of Thom's faves and I hadn't seen it, so we fixed that. It was nice!
  • To catch a thief: another Hitchcock one, pretty good.
  • This article about FLoC by Jeremy Keith was a good read, explains the issue pretty well.
  • Another great read by Lara Hogan, this one encouraging managers to adjust their Q3 roadmaps to accommodate for folks' burnouts and general weariness accumulated over the last year and a bit.
  • This blog by Jessica Kerr was quite interesting, not sure I'd do away with PRs completely, but it sure is an interesting perspective, and I agree with a bunch of her points.
  • This article by Eric Bailey (included in Cassidy Williams' newsletter) was super interesting! I guess I'd never thought too much about 404 pages and their purpose/impact. Would highly recommend a read 🙂
  • Control: I only played a tiny bit, but I'm already in love with the aesthetics! The fonts and colours are ✨ magical ✨
  • I saw this article linked amongst the fallout from the Basecamp debacle and it's a really good read on cancel culture.

📸 Pics

Collage of pictures: 1. my standing desk from above, you can see a rainbow keyboard, the edge of the desk, and underneath my feet on a mat; 2. my books that matter box, with a couple of books, some flowery socks, and a leaflet at the front that reads dare to be powerful; 3. Thom nuzzling Laika the dog, during a sunny day at the farm; 4. a bunch of white flowers in our cherry tree; 5. a tray of biscoff cupcakes, in red gingham wrappers; 6. a banana loaf, covered with icing and walnut pieces; 7. a mint armchair and footstool, which a grey wooly blanket and a couple of pink and green cushions on it.