Hey tribe, just 'cos it's beautiful, here is Glen Hansard the Irish musician who died last week performing with Eddie Vedder. Glen was one of the good ones and loved by so many for his generosity and caring, not to mention his songs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwip8hDzcUs&list=RDDwip8hDzcUs&start_radio=1

Hi tribe. Been a productive and busy week which always feeds me. Got a couple of decent strategy/writing gigs underway and potentially another to follow in a few weeks. Plus on the home straight with a 10 session leadership mentoring program with a lovely, open man from Sydney Australia. Weather has been very cold (for New Zealand) with bursts of torrential rain. Very wintry which can make getting out on the bike or to the gym a little less attractive. But I am pushing myself! Need to find time over the weekend for another Substack article as well as some quiet reflection time.

Sorry tribe, I’ve been hard out on some work that came in. Still all very sketchy but I landed a juicy project. Been talking to a few clients and friends and collective feeling right now is almost apocalyptic. Wildfires across Europe (my niece lives in France and they had to evacuate), Scotland and Canada. Plus all the other lunacy with Trump etc. I’ve also been getting some weird PTSD dreams and shit which hasn’t happened for a long time. Anyway I’ll regroup and rejoin soon.

No gym - spent all day cleaning, unpacking & organising. Had a sausage roll for lunch, rest was all the good stuff - veg & steak. Below a quick Clipchamp smash up before & after (I should really use the GoPro instead of the phone). The video does not really look like I did much, but when I stand there and look around, or roll around on the floor 😆 I can feel it - nice to have it clean(er). As I was going over the audit check list last night I realised something I missed: We have tank water at the new place, and that requires testing if used for hand washing, or washing any surface that touches the food. 😑 I can possibly hopscotch my way around it enough to pass, but will likely result in a finding that I need to address. Ticking off another sober week.

Surgery in about 12 hours. Never thought I’d be excited for a surgery! Was able to get into gym on Monday and otherwise just prepping and getting things lined up for a couple days off. Dropping my girls at boarding in the morning then off I go. If you all don’t hear from me for an extended period of time feel free to text or call (Tanya has my number). I have a feeling I’ll be back by Thursday or Friday. See you soon! That raccoon tried to break in again then Stella decided to go outside and roll around in its shit. Here’s her, “what? I didn’t do anything!” look: