It never rains but it pours…
I was going to call this blog post “Best laid plans”, but as things got progressively worse last week, I …
Tag Archives: work-life balance
When you know you’re working too hard….
An extremely busy spell since Christmas, if not before, turning down job offers left, right and centre, and struggling to …
Online 24/7 – really?
This post was inspired by a recent early bird booking period for the BP2018 Conference, which was announced on a …
Be careful what you wish for…
First of all, let me start by apologising for the radio silence since I last wrote here. I can’t believe …
Workaholics Anonymous?
The self-employed are notorious for their workaholic tendencies. I have to admit that my ex-father-in-law once asked me if I …
Taking networking to a whole new level
This year has been an extra-busy year for travel for me, what with conferences, workshops and holidays. I could certainly …
Translators and the ‘D’ word
I don’t know whether it’s just me, but I have the impression that an awful lot of translators are divorced …
Christmas Greetings!
As ever, this is such a busy time of year – work coming out of my ears, booked up until …
Lark or Owl?
Earlier this week I found myself in the position of having to get up at the crack of dawn to …
Gardening Translators
It never ceases to amaze me when I meet other translators at networking events to find that so many of …
