It's Friday

Isn't it amazing how, as soon as you tell a business you are leaving, everyone wants everything done? I am a strong believer in succession planning and, despite 10 years of 'banging on' about it, no one backs me up.  I have had years of not taking my holidays when I would really like to so that I was available for client work when they wanted it.  It will be great to escape from those ties.  Don't get me wrong.  I work very hard to give clients what they want when they want it but, as they say, 'it takes two to tango'.   There has to be some give and take.

I also dislike clients that decide at 4:55pm on a Friday that they need something doing - especially when they could have foreseen this request weeks ago if they had thought about it. Why do people do this over and over again and think it is reasonable?  Do they have family and friends they want to spend time with at the weekend?  If so, why do they think this is their prerogative and not the prerogative of others?

I know we live in a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week society and everyone expects to be able to do almost everything at any time these days. As I have got older, I accept that there are big pluses but also big minuses.  Maybe we should rein back a bit and have some times when we can all relax with families, walk the streets without huge queues of traffic blasting out their fumes and just slow down a little.  No wonders the NHS is overstretched (but don't get me started on that one!)

To round off a hectic day, Rod and I took a stroll round the block with Lucy.

As you can see the sun was shining at the time but 45 mins later the heavens opened.  It has been a much drier day today than yesterday and we have seen the sun at last.  Let's hope it lasts the weekend!