Notes on week 46 of 2024:
are also known as weeknotes,
cover 9 to 15 November 2024,
published 23:45 Friday 15.
Top 3 notes:
New client(s),
Juggling stuff,
ADHD meds.
New clients(s)
I picked up 1 new client this week, and collaborated on a proposal with another. This means next month I can cover all my bills + some. No more relying on my savings, which is nice.
I haven’t yet asked for permission from my existing or new clients to blog about the work openly. But I know I’ll start getting mentioned in socials soon. Maybe I should start typing internal, client facing week notes? I like that idea 🙂 Have scheduled it for next week.
Eventbrite has paid me for The Facilitator’s Unconference 2024, so I paid fellow organiser Mark his expenses. Now waiting on an invoice from the venue, before paying Fiona and myself for our time.
On the voluntary / currently unpaid side of things, I did stuff for:
UKGovCamp 2025 (ukgc25) - weekly organisers meeting, technical setup and treasurer stuff,
Community People’s Unconference - conversation with Maryblessing about a Nigeria event,
The Community Community - monthly leadership meeting, Happy Hour and event planning,
DeliverCon 2024.2 - event retrospective meeting (aka retro) part 1 with Elodie and Sam,
OggCamp 2024 - event retro part 2 with Gary, Terence and fellow volunteers,
Liberating Structures London - promoted the prototype reboot event.
Juggling stuff
In last week’s uncompleted note, I had an empty section titled, "Something has to give...".
I now realise I was coming out of the tail end of some depression / undiagnosed seasonal affective disorder. It’s been 2 weeks since the clocks changed, which tends to hit me quite hard at this time of year.
But the big reason is Janet’s been away all month, due to a family bereavement. Not having her next to me when I’m sleeping is challenging - I miss her. Last night for example I tried a hot bath, applying all my Protopic ointment and having the bedroom windows open (I prefer a cold sleeping environment). But I was still tossing and turning at 4am 😞 That typed, I’ve got quite a bit done today. Plus I’ve been taking my very limited supply of ADHD meds all week (see below).
Upside of last night’s temporary insomnia, is that I went through my public Trello board and trimmed it, which made me feel better. List trim all the things!
ADHD meds
I currently take 72mg of prolonged release Methylphenidate. I take the whole dose in the morning when I wake up and it helps me focus throughout the day. It does a pretty good job and has certainly helped me this week.
But:
I will run out next week,
my nominated pharmacy can’t get hold of any more,
Boots’s prescription stock checker is also empty (and I’ve tried various places around the country.