NORTHERN PLANNER

Next on the self obsessed quest to write down one thing that went well yesterday..

Everything's new when you start a job.When you present to a new client, it's not just them you're presenting to, you're being sized up by the new people you work with. A planner needs an account director to trust him/her, to feel comfortable putting you in front of their clients, I guess, in the end, they need to know you'll make them look good. It's not fair, but suits,clients and creatives can get along just fine without planners if they want. We have to earn our place in a room.

And yesterday went fine. Both in terms of doing a double hander with the account directing person from work and discussion with the client. Not perfect, but okay. Felt like I'd be invited back.

The day before, I was in charge of the cooking for Mothers Day. I bit off more than I could chew, deciding to cook three dishes I hadn't done before – proper Indian food, grinding spices, the lot. An hour before people arrived it was very apparent I needed to do at least three things at once. But we just about got there and everyone seemed to like it. Felt good to have managed it. Always a pleasure to see people enjoying the fruits of your labours, both from a vanity point of view and 'giving'.

That'll do for self congratulation, now lets move on to counting some blessings…