Category: What maketh the man
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Will is coming home tomorrow. My thoughtful boss has bought me this book. If there was a book written for Dad's who are planners, it must be this one.
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He was born last week. 48 hours after Juliette's waters broke. In those two days, I managed to get food poisoning and he managed to pick up an infection. So 8 hours after he was born, he was taken from his mother and placed in the high dependency unit. Poor lad has had a hard week, he struggled…
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The wall brought something back that had been dormant for a fair while, something not quite lost, missed without missing it, like when something reminds you of a dead relative you dearly loved. Making stuff, creating things, expressing yourself. I used to love art, I used to be really good at painting and drawing, but…
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It just needs some boats, seals and a few people.
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It would be like this. From the excellent learn something every day.
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Mum and Dad live in Cornwall, which will be 400 miles away from, soon to be born, Baby Northern. Naturally they're less than pleased about this. They live in St Ives, which is probably the most special place in the world to me. My child doesn't know it yet, but he she will be spending…
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On Friday I had to get one of those moody black and white work related portaits done (it's for IPA nominations stuff in case you're interested). Frustratingly, it seems I just can't do moody, I just look grumpy. I also don't do thoughtful half smile, I just look like psycho. So that just leaves cheerful.
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Next month to be precise. The wait is nearly over, if it was born now, it would live relatively normally (but very small). Here's some things I've learned along the way: An expectant father suddenly becomes very interesting to women – turn up to work with the baby scan and they'll mob you as if…
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I realised the other week how much my job doesn't consist of talking about advertising. By advertising, I of course don't mean the old fashioned 'above the line' thing, just ways of making people want the thing your selling. But whatever you want to call it, planners don't do a right lot of it next to…
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9 months (ish) ago I had to share a Zurich hotel room with Mel from work. Yesterday she brought in her new baby girl. The purpose of this post is not to deny being the father (looks nothing like me, she found out she was pregnant the day before). It is also not about how…
NORTHERN PLANNER 