by Katherine Mair | May 14, 2019 | MAD Blather
My daughter was terribly excited about making me breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day. It was all her idea and she was very decided about it. When the day finally came I let her loose in the kitchen under the supervision of my partner. With an enormous smile of pride on...
by Katherine Mair | May 7, 2019 | MAD Blather, Uncategorized
Everyone has different things they do to help switch from work mode and wind down. My partner gave me this 6000-piece puzzle for my birthday last year and I absolutely love it! I often find myself sitting in the evening sorting pieces, matching colours and slowing...
by Katherine Mair | Jul 23, 2017 | Life, MAD Blather, Uncategorized, Work
I’ve had an utterly disastrous week. No one major thing, just a confluence of small setbacks which, as they piled one on top of the other, have tested my resilience. It started on Sunday night with an acerbic email from my ex which left me awake most of the...
by Katherine Mair | Jun 20, 2017 | Life, MAD Blather, Work
International Yoga Day is a lovely reminder of the beautiful unifying force of this ancient and enduring practice. While I am unable to participate in some of the larger celebrations today, I will be celebrating yoga in my own small ways throughout the day. Perhaps...
by Katherine Mair | Nov 9, 2016 | General, MAD Blather
I was all psyched to tell my daughter that we were going to have the first female President of the United States. Now I have to face the reality of a misogynist, violent racist taking over the most powerful and influential office in the world – and elected by the very...
by Katherine Mair | Aug 12, 2016 | MAD Blather, Uncategorized, Work
When it comes to meeting matters, well it’s a pretty abysmal state of affairs in most organisations. Unproductive meetings have been estimated to cost the US economy around $37 billion each year with around 15% of an organisation’s collective time spent in...
