Nicola S

It’s a sloe process

I didn’t get that job. Apparently no-one else did either and I am told things are on hold. I am doing my best to ensure I don’t go down the spiral of ‘maybe they just didn’t like me and didn’t want to tell me’ or ‘what if my proposal was rubbish and I shouldn’t haveContinue reading “It’s a sloe process”

Which lane am I in?

Last Tuesday at 7am, I found myself on a virtual job interview for an HR contract role. As I got up (earlier than I have done for a while it’s fair to say) I started asking myself how this had happened. It’s only been 2 months since I left work. Wasn’t I meant to beContinue reading “Which lane am I in?”

Getting out of the fast lane

One of the biggest draws to France for us was the somewhat simpler way of life. We loved life in Hong Kong – the brunches, the junks, the weekends away, the staycations etc. Everything was so accessible, there was so much choice, there was always somewhere new to go, a new restaurant to try, aContinue reading “Getting out of the fast lane”

Stresses and frets to fresh baguettes

Making the decision to leave Hong Kong was not a quick or easy one. It had been Ed’s home for over 15 years and mine for over 5. It’s fair to say I was readier, but nonetheless, leaving the first home we’d had together, wonderful friends and work colleagues, island life, the brunches, the xiaolongbao…Continue reading “Stresses and frets to fresh baguettes”