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Friday 31st December, 2021

Built AJ's bike - taught him how to ride by taking him down to Ballymore with Kai and Julie. I sat exhausted in the gazebo at the playground with the gym nearby 
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Thursday 30th December, 2021

Went to the cinema to see Matrix Resurrections - packed a ham sandwich to each. 
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Wednesday 29th December, 2021

Finally discharged from hospital - walked myself out, with a stop by the pharmacy for meds. We went to Newmarket to get food - sushi was closed, got a burrito instead. Nearly fell asleep at the table 
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Tuesday 28th December, 2021

Finally got a sling made - helped the nurse gerry rig something up using a pillowcase and some tape 
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Monday 27th December, 2021

Had to get another ultrasound - two wardies arrived to wheel me back, so I encouraged them to do rock, paper, scissors to see who took the job
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Sunday 26th December, 2021

First day in hospital - couldn't sleep as the lady outside made a lot odd grunting and snorting sounds throughout the night 
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Saturday 25th December, 2021

Went to dad's place to do presents - got bad temperature spikes so went to Prince Charles hospital. Vomitted after the nurse couldn't get a vien after two attempts - the vommit looked like raw scrambled eggs 
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Friday 24th December, 2021

Did some work - but felt really crap with my arm so had Julie drive us up to mums. Mum saw my arm and admitted me to Caboolture hospital - saw a young guy who was apparently 16 but looked much, much older in the fast track wait room. The doctor had really big blue eyes 
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Thursday 23 December, 2021

Went to the doctor to have the sore on my arm looked at. Had a pretty Filipino nurse clean it up for me. 
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Wednesday 22nd December, 2021

Small zit on my arm grew into a really big sore. It was leaking plasma onto desks by the end of the day. 
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Tuesday 21st December, 2021

Boyd's funeral - saw Jordan for the first time in years. He was very overweight 
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Monday 20th December, 2021

Farewell lunch for Aslam - got an amazing Ruben sandwich with a thick slab of pastrami at the coffee roastery while watching our spinning fly deterant (with its one lame blade) 
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Sunday 19th December, 2021

Met Jude for the first time - AJ and Kensie made a train track from the bedroom to the dining table, while running around and mumbling about our "bum bum" 
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Saturday 18th December, 2021

Worst little kickers yet - AJ wept and hid behind the seat. I cancelled after. First time to Sally and John's house - Kai kept running into the bedroom to get the wind up toys 
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Friday 17th December, 2021

Lud's baby shower at Wynnum - we blew up a balloon decoration with gold foil balloons, normal balloons, and balloons with confetti Home to auntie Sharon over with mum and Jas - we ate special white and boysenberry Magnums 
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Thursday 16th December, 2021

UXmas - first time talking to Jase since Temando. Was really nice to see him and tell him the story about Eugene's shorts ripping 
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Wednesday 15th December, 2021

Dropped my car at Skoda and picked up the red Scala loan car again.  Very frustrated at the lack of dedicated fan speed controls
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Tuesday 14th December, 2021

Boyd died - drove to Bribie to see mum and Sharon in the evening after an exhausting day 
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Monday 13th December, 2021

Went to hospital to say goodbye to Boyd. He could barely lift his head - but the boys loved seeing him and gave him hugs. 
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Sunday 12th December, 2021

Went to uncle Bill's to see mum - AJ played with Banksy, their grandchild. Kai loved the red pedal car under their stairs 
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Saturday 11th December, 2021

Woke up in the night after Kai was sick - it was a solid patch of food and looked really weird. Took the boys to Yum Cha at Chermside - it wasn't very good, and AJ didn't eat so I took him outside worried he'd be sick. 
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Friday 10th December, 2021

EoW where I ran through the experience visions - the video quality was rubbish and it was a disappointing showing. 
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Thursday 9th December, 2021

Worked from home and met the two Gabriel's and Ricardo to talk about the changes at work. 6am to 9am at home, then drove in for more meetings though to the night.  Home to a burnt chocolate crossaint 
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Wednesday 8th December, 2021

Felt down after a difficult HR decision at work - Jas called, told me Boyd won't last long. Called mum on the drive home - she's OK, all things considered. They agreed to let her stay in the house for 6 months after 
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Tuesday 7th December, 2021

Talked localisation strategy for with David and Julien - David was on a train passing a snowy countryside 
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Monday 6th December, 2021

Raced from work for Christmas photos at Brookside - this time we could sit closer to Santa on stools Took the boys to the enchanted forest at Roma St - a light show in the gardens. Kai loved it, and ran through the lasers and smoke.  Both boys loved the bubble machine 
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Sunday 5th December, 2021

Took the boys to the Pirate park at Hamilton with the double swing - then we had Xaviers birthday in the afternoon. The water park was fenced off at Seventeen Mile Rocks.  We looked out out to the castle house on the other side of the river. 
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Saturday 4th December, 2021

Drove to Ipswich to help Na Ngoi buy a white Yaris. The arch to the sellers kitchen was cut out - exposing the plaster.  Whiteboard Christmas party at the Treasury hotel. Walked down two flights of stairs around an old elevator shaft to find the toilet. 
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Friday 3rd December, 2021

Christmas party at the Wharves - ended up watching Kerrie-Ann sniff the ginger at the bar, and wound the night up with Em and Nick over a scotch 
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Thursday 2nd December, 2021

Kebab with Luke B today - watched him light up excited when his new M1 Macbook 16 arrived 
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Wednesday 1st December, 2021

Talked to Jon after our performance review for feedback - he was walking to a coffee catch up.
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Tuesday 30th December, 2021

First strategy session with Product and Strategy teams - ran late to my leadership team meeting talking to Tom after
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Monday 29th November, 2021

CE offered to get us Indian - he got be a naan bread to accompany my leftover indian
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Sunday 28th November, 2021

Took AJ to Caster's birthday at Hercules Park - Caster's mum reminded me of Auntie Deb. Took the family to the park - sitting down in the grass to have truffle brie, and something else with cranberries 
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Saturday 27th November, 2021

Took Kai to AJs Little Kickers class - he loved running around. In particular, he loved climbing the ladder Bumped into Bec on my run - her and her friends were preparing for their belly dancing show 
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Friday 26th November, 2021

Worked through getting the Jira roadmap prototype with Luke - as we ranted on the couch to end the day. 
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Thursday 25th November, 2021

Chat with Barnaby and Jerllin on responsibilities - I didn't start very well, I got them both offside right away. Kicked myself for the poor comms 
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Wednesday 24th November, 2021

Talk from Sam at Cinch - who looked remarkably like their mascot on the website.
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Tuesday 23rd November, 2021

Sorted out my passport with help from Nathan's info - we both chuckled at his birthplace of Ipswich 
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Monday 22nd November, 2021

Woke up with a really sore testicle - took myself to hospital for scans. The sonographer described my nut as 'angry' 
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Sunday 21st November, 2021

Took the boys to the new scooter park at Kedron - the rest is still being built. AJ accidentally got his feet wet in the water hazard. Visited Jas and Laughy - first time in their unit. They gave us a mono Xmas tree 
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Saturday 20th November, 2021

Seafood platter catch up with the friends at Gasworks - took Kai to walk around the amphitheatre and he watched a boy with a hot wheels sized remote control car get his car unstuck from the centre metal cap. 
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Friday 19th November, 2021

Dinner for Geremy's birthday at Ole - had a call when I arrived to talk down a very frustrated Gary from work. 
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Thursday 18th November, 2021

Got a worrying message from Nath as I arrived at the gym after work - first time going to the gym in forever. Tried to run for a warm up, but my chest felt really heavy after 600m
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Wednesday 17th November, 2021

Met Margot - who wanted to talk Product Management as part of mentoring. The video feed was fuzzy throughout 
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Tuesday 16th November, 2021

Met the Agile Coach, Shane - couldn't help but notice his electronic drum kit. 
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Monday 15th November, 2021

Did a strategy day with Shelle, then worked through the updated competency matrix and performance reviews. Got a Karoq loan car after dropping my car off - they had the wrong parts, plus it needs new clutches - so both will need to be done again. 
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Sunday 14th November, 2021

Took the Mustang and Falcon for a drive with dad up to Woodford for lunch. Really needed the clear head space - had a good chat with him out around his outdoor table after on the family, school reunions, and the notion of maybe going to live in Italy 
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Saturday 13th November, 2021

Took both boys on the scooters to the park beyond the baseball field. AJ really didn't want to go to that park - and had tantrums the whole way there, and I got frustrated and through his deed pod away 
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Friday 12th November, 2021

Introduced the team to the strategy - good overall feedback, but left a bit down realising how much it could still improve 
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Thursday 11th November, 2021

Nath kicked off the insights initiative - was a lumpy start, but we got there 
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Wednesday 10th November, 2021

Jon's wife Amanda gave us a talk - arrived late with team issues
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Tuesday 9th November, 2021

Switched to supremo coffee for a change - there Tiff off in doing that.
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Monday 8th November, 2021

Content Management and Streaming Player strategies all done - met Peter, the new replacement for Lud
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Sunday 7th November, 2021

Bridge to Brisbane - late there, stuck in the pack, then had to pee mid run. Felt horrible and hot though out 
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Saturday 6th November, 2021

First little kickers session for AJ in the new hall - I helped him hit a basket on the lowered ring. Afternoon at Ballymore with AJ and Kai playing soccer and games. AJ was saying he had a sore knee, but was still OK to run
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Friday 5th November, 2021

Drinks at Brewski - Dan tried the password on the bartender. Spent a lot of the night talking to Dusan and Jason W.
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Thursday 4th November, 2021

1:1 with Barnaby where he gave me really positive feedback - was nice to hear my effort to improve and adapt is paying off 
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Wednesday 3rd November, 2021

First sprint review for the Content management team - decided to pause further sprints to give the team time to prepare the backlog with Matt 
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Tuesday 2nd November, 2021

First soccer win in forever - the other team had a Div 1 stand in who scored a goal immediately, then was swapped out. 
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Monday 1st November, 2021

Punched out the strategy for the DevX team after joining the P&E leadership call with no one there, only to realise it was moved to Tuesday's moving forward 
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Sunday 31st October, 2021

Halloween at dads place - Tim showed me his TV that rotated.  Trick or treating with mothers group - a girl took AJ's wand and he got very upset. Saw Tiz's BMW while running in the valley 
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Saturday 30th October, 2021

Visited Jon and Lauren for Halloween - Jon made monster burgers and a spooky truffle.
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Friday 29th October, 2021

Talked to Middleton for the first time in forever, helping him with his business - bumped into Teddy at the gym, then went and had dinner with Geremy and saw his house for the first time. As we drove to pickup dinner we stopped to help a young couple on the side of the road - their car had overheated.
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Thursday 28th October, 2021

Had a tense chat with the other head of product about hiring processes - felt really horrible after it, just felt I wasn't doing a good job on how we hire.
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Wednesday 27th October, 2021

Had a talk from the CPO at Twitch, Tom, today over zoom. Really interesting to hear how they're using OKRs and lead indicators really well 
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Tuesday 26th October, 2021

Introduction for Matt to the team - after he started the day before while I was away. 
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Monday 25th October,2021

Kai's first swim at the beach at broadbeach - I stood him on top of a wooden post and mimicked the scene from titanic with him
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Sunday 24th October, 2021

Swam in the pool for the first time with Kai at The Star. He shivered constantly. Panicked when AJ jumped into the deep end and struggled - had to rush over with Kai in my arms. 
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Saturday 23rd October, 2021

Checked in to The Star at the Gold Coast  Met the Seppanen twins - tried to have Italian for dinner but it was tricky. AJ hurt his foot - turns out it was a blister. 
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Friday 22nd October, 2021

Challenging day with the US team - first attempt at sprint review that didn't go so well. 
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Thursday 21st October, 2021

First leadership training as a group with Kirsi - we just talked about scarcity and abundance 
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Wednesday 20th October, 2021

First coaching session with Kirsi - felt it went well 
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Tuesday 19th October, 2021

First sprint planning with the Content Management team - taught them Jira and we planned to get our baselines done. Followed up with the first good Content Pipeline session - finally getting them on board with how it should work. 
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Monday 18th October, 2021

Finally got some time on analysis - drafted the ICP hypothesis and demand curve 
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Sunday 17th October, 2021

The boys made a huge mess splashing their cars (and AJ's thongs) in one of Alex's water features while we had coffee with Christina 
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Saturday 16th October, 2021

Took the boys to south bank - Kai and I spent time swinging on a round swing looking up to the branches of the tree above. We all shared a boost juice on the way back to the car - one for all four of us 
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Friday 15th October, 2021

Started the morning super early with the US team to talk vision and purpose. Really sleepy by the end of the day - struggled to stay awake while having first chat with Caz now that we formalised her new role. 
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Thursday 14th October, 2021

First tech talk session Jon booked - it was a principal engineer from Amazon based in Brisbane. 
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Wednesday 13th October, 2021

Interview for the Content Analyst role - surprising result 
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Tuesday 12th October, 2021

Had to hold a meeting in my car outside soccer at coorparoo - tough meeting on the issues with content onboarding. 
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Monday 11th October, 2021

The other head of Product started - spent 2h with her and Luke to onboard, and run through the product
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Sunday 10th October, 2021

Made pizza and tiramisu and took it to dads to cook - got really upset at dad shutting me down as I tried to help Tim. 
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Saturday 9th October, 2021

I dropped AJ off at dads, then he and I looked at a bunch of cars for Ba Ngoi - including a pink yaris near his house. 
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Friday 8th October, 2021

Interview for prep for AJ - the principal was at a basic desk in an old office room, AJ spent time with a lady and got show bag after 
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Thursday 7th October, 2021

Helped Bec's brother Tom with his resume - encouraged him to apply for a role at Go1
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Wednesday 6th October, 2021

Chat with Alan on the reporting work he's digging into for Learnify Finished the all hands recording after many takes with Bas and Thomas. Didn't realise that moving the window would move the overlay 
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Tuesday 5th October, 2021

Late soccer game - missed the ball with a kick and locked out my knee. It hurt, and I limped off the back of the court. Seemed OK after a short rest 
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Monday 4th October, 2021

Coffee with mum at Scoopy's Cafe - the boys rode the train, which I'm sure was just a converted ride on mower 
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Sunday 3rd October, 2021

Mum took the boys and Julie and I had gym, spa, and a steam room at the country club Washed mums car - had to use a scourer to clean the junk out of her leather 
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Saturday 2nd October, 2021

Felt wrecked - fell asleep after getting back from AJ's soccer. Dinner with Mum, Boyd, and James for fish and chips at sunset at Bribie 
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Friday 1st October, 2021

End of quarter - went to timezones at Mt Gravatt after dinner, and went on the round bumper cars that we could spin around
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Thursday 30th September, 2021

Caught up with the exec on a key content partner - felt really embarrassed with myself for not having tested a number of elements they'd asked about.
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Wednesday 29th September, 2021

Lunch and Learn with Phil from Decida - he went back through the Ape brain and two systems from thinking fast, thinking slow 
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Tuesday 28th September, 2021

Shared my bagel with Jon and Sang over lunch - we talked about how the Amazon team did their optical work in the stores. 
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Monday 27th September, 2021

Met Konrad at the office - had a coffee and talked Product with him. 
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Sunday 26th September, 2021

Made bagels with the boys - made a mini bagel that we fed Kai at Alex's Cafe as we talked to him and Bec 
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Saturday 25th September, 2021

Went to cloud nine cafe after AJ's soccer WITH mum, Jas, and Tim. Had two coffees - hot and cold. Dropped AJ off in the city for river fire, saw the two Apache helicopters bank overhead as I drove from the Barracks up towards the Normanby 
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Friday 24th September, 2021

Talked to my mentee Nikita in the car as I drove to work - she got two job offers, which was great. 
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Thursday 23rd September, 2021

Did a first product review on the Hub vision - it seemed to go well. I was really surprised that Margaret was on board 
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Wednesday 22nd September, 2021

Met with the partner in India and Ali to align on how we'd work together 
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Tuesday 21st September, 2021

Created our kanban for the Content team - finally feeling like we're getting somewhere with pulling them together in the same direction 
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Monday 20th September, 2021

Did my first product design review with the team - kicked off the Content Studio 
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Sunday 19th September, 2021

Got coffee at Let Minnow - Spotify couldn't find the corresponding song we asked for. The boys both played on scooters at Kalinga Park - Kai's first time on one. 
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Saturday 18th September, 2021

Took both boys to Billy's -they got cheerios. Kai proceeded to spit it out over the floor outside woollies. Afternoon home by myself - preparing the strategy on the deck. 
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Friday 17th September, 2021

Watched the P&E demo's at the high table in front of the TV with the design team.  Met with CE for the first time in forever - ran him through my product vision to get input. It was good to chat to him - it had been a long time. 
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Thursday 16th September, 2021

Went to the prep info session - first time AJ ever went into a school room. He played with Lego, and I went with Julie to hear the presentation and the kids drumming 
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Wednesday 15th September, 2021

Attended an incubator at 2904 with high school students. Helped them refine and focus on a problem to test 
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Tuesday 14th September, 2021

Introduced Sarah to the team - the new Content Designer joining Nathan's team. 
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Monday 13th September, 2021

Met Bec's brother Thomas at work - talked about his desire to become a developer. Made him a tea. 
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Sunday 12th September, 2021

Redcliffe kite festival - AJ enjoyed the drone game, and we watched a warbird do stunts. 
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Saturday 11th September, 2021

Trip to Chermside to find shorts while Jassie watched AJ at home. Julie went out for dinner and I looked after the boys. I fell asleep with AJ in bed, I was feeling unwell 
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Friday 10th September, 2021

Drove to Pickup Indian after work - parked outside the gallery in a tight space. Had a hot vindaloo, first time having hot from Paddington Curry House. It wasn't that hot 
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Thursday 9th September, 2021

Second day of webinars - huge turn out and lots of questions for the morning session, but a stark contrast and next to no questions in the evening session. 
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Wednesday 8th September, 2021

First ever webinars - didn't feel great about the mornings session, but the evening session was really smooth. 
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Tuesday 7th September, 2021

Worked until just past 1am to get the last minute EMT presentation done, and prepare for the webinars 
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Monday 6th September, 2021

Woke up early - couldn't get back to sleep. Watched the Dutch F1. Took the boys to the gym with Julie, first time dropping them off at the day care there. Had coffee at the racket club. For the first time - the boys played in the bush sink while Julie found plastic toys for them. 
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Sunday 5th September, 2021

Fathers day - got three mugs including a star wars mug.  Trip to bunnings, nodo, and onto supercheap with AJ. Went to dads in the afternoon to give him the car charger I bought him.
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Saturday 4th September, 2021

Afternoon hike up past Slaughter Falls to the top of Mt Cootha - AJ was still in his little kickers uniform 
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Friday 3rd September, 2021

Danced an African dance at the end of week call - drove home to find my new keyboard and snitchezel for dinner. 
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Thursday 2nd September, 2021

Broke down crying at work in a booth after some harsher messages from Jon. Just let the week get to me. 
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Wednesday 1st September, 2021

Team performance review with the leadership team - used the 9 block method 
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Tuesday 31st August, 2021

Struggled in a  hat with the boss today talking about some structural work I had been doing. It left me really frustrated - talked to Luke over a coffee and delayed Mischa to decompress 
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Monday 30th August, 2021

Came home excited to watch the Spa F1 face from overnight - sadly, it as rained out and cancelled after two laps. George Russell finally got that podium though - with a 2nd place finish 
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Sunday 29th August, 2021

Drove to see mum and Boyd at Bribie - overshot the exit by 20m as we got distracted with the planes coming into land. Talked to Boyd on the bench looking our over the bay as mum, Jas, Tim, Julie and the boys went down to the beach 
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Saturday 28th August, 2021

Picked up my TOLL package from JB hifi (the creavace cleaner) from the Pharmacy, they struggled to sign it out. Second Pfizer jab in the afternoon at Doomben, weird location up some escalators at the end of the area where people were betting and drinking 
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Friday 27th August, 2021

Second visit to Ba Ngoi's house to finish assembling her furniture. Accidentally put the bottom board on the bed the wrong way around, and had to flip it around. 
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Thursday 26th August, 2021

Team retro - had fun with a game on the add ons screen, followed by a dragons den style pitch session. 
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Wednesday 25th August, 2021

Product talk sessions with regional sales teams - didnt get much feedback as there wasn't much to show.. Talked vimeo with Jacqui and Sam
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Tuesday 24th August, 2021

Rushed home for body corp meeting after Julie called me to say the lady had arrived. She said she was going to call and didn't - I just setup in the garage and kept working. 
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Monday 23rd August, 2021

Strategy morning with Luke in the boardroom - went and got kebabs, then had a big chat WITH Matt in the afternoon 
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Sunday 22nd August, 2021

Washed both cars together for the first time - had steam coming off Julie's roof as I sprayed the hose on it. 
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Saturday 21st August, 2021

Went to the gap to check out the closest park for the first time- the playground on Hilder road.  A bunch of young girls in netball outfits were being rowdy, but AJ played around them. 
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Friday 20th August, 2021

Three interviews in the same day, found a great candidate for another Head of role that I out into the boss. 
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Thursday 19th August, 2021

Went to Ba Ngoi's after a long day at work to assemble her Ikea furniture. The boxes were huge. Thankful for the electric screwdriver I stopped to buy along the way. 
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Wednesday 18th August, 2021

First time interviewing using the new method to get more practical examples in real time. It worked really well. 
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Tuesday 17th August, 2021

Caught Jon as he was leaving - he was really frustrated with the team and their approach, and was upset more people were leaving. We talked about product leadership - I slacked him later to clarify my stance that I'm happy to lead, but don't feel I'm the right choice. 
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Monday 16th August, 2021

Got my number plates fitted to the Skoda - it felt dodgy at the Macgregor Dept of Transport. Read EMPOWERED on the couch with Kai sleeping on my chest 
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Sunday 15th August, 2021

First time to Jon and Lauren's new place - had pink beer and then Finnish brandy. Alex taught us how to brew a good coffee 
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Saturday 14th August, 2021

Went for a run, then took Ba Ngoi to Ikea to pick our furniture. Accidentally tried to lick the sauce off my finger with my mask on. Crashed asleep on the bed in the afternoon 
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Friday 13th August, 2021

Beers with CE and Thomas at the end of the day - they both shook their head when I told them about still using a desk as my dining table. 
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Thursday 12th August, 2021

Finally met and chat with the Huenei team after having to shift the meeting due to my surgery 
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Wednesday 11th August, 2021

Talked to Kris at work around the struggles with Events and Quizzes 
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Tuesday 10th August, 2021

Tim's birthday - we did the 3D ride at the circus arcade at Toombul. Mum lost her card, and found it back in the arcade. We won three plush toys - including a sushi cat and plush smoothie 
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Monday 9th August, 2021

Dropped the new car off for its major service - went to Mt Gravatt skoda that was closed. Went to work to confirm what's going on, an realised I actually had to go to Mansfield. Drove a new Skoda Scala - it was nice with the big digital display. It had a weird noise on the highway that made me think it was broken.
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Sunday 8th August, 2021

Walked to Crust & Co for coffee and cake - AJ pointed out the green car, a Skoda Fabia. AJ and I later walked to Aldi to get sauces for dinner. I didn't realise I didn't have my mask on until I crossed paths with an old lady in the narrow alleyway near our house. I quickly put it on.
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Saturday 7th August, 2021

We walked to Gia to get a coffee - AJ was blitzing along on his scooter. We sat at the park near the exercise equipment and ate the oversized cookie - then did some exercise, before walking to the various parks to play before coming home.
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Friday 6th August, 2021

Di's last day - suprised her with a farewell meeting. Took the car to pickup Indian. They incorrectly listed Julie's name as 'Joe' - and I came out parked next to a black Mazeratti. 
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Thursday 5th August, 2021

Good chat with Carrie and Luke to identify the process challenges together - had a chat with Bas who was aligned with our approach and the delineation between them.
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Wednesday 4th August, 2021

Paid for the transfer for the Skoda - was $470 or so, much higher than expected. Had a late meeting with Caz, that flowed on after the team sprint planning. She was stuck in a dark room.
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Tuesday 3rd August, 2021

I came upstairs for morning tea to find AJ very excited about the cookies he created (the packet mix of 'rainbow cookies' he picked on the weekend) - and ate one. I fed Kai a chunk of a spare cookie, which he ran off with to suck on like a weirdo.
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Monday 2nd August, 2021

Spent 2hrs on the phone for the first design studio on the bed in our bedroom - while the boys watched TV. We finalised our exterior design.
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Sunday 1st August, 2021

Drove the family to Alex's in my new Fabia - first time we've had all of the family in my car, not in Julie's car. Got a coffee - and an Indian lady with twins talked to Julie and asked about Kai's shoes.
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Saturday 31st July, 2021

I took AJ to little kickers - showed dad the car, then followed him back home to pickup the second car seat.  Had coffee with Tiz, who had a cold sore that looked like a goatie.
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Friday 30th July, 2021

Had my vascectomy, nearly threw up during the session - ended up being OK. Sold the 86, the mechanic was nervous about the roadworthy. Bought the black Fabia Monte Carlo - got talking about the Fiat 500X the lady had
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Thursday 29th July, 2021

Content API design review - good session with the team to get to the bottom of the approach.   
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Wednesday 28th July, 2021

Went to inspect the black Fabia after work - it was like a new car. I talked to dad to bounce ideas, then called the guy back to make an offer and picked it up for $14.3k.
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Tuesday 27th July, 2021

Talked to the black Golf R owner - he clarified the car was on the WOVI, so I declined to go and look at it. Browsing on Facebook I saw a black Fabia - messaged the guy, and lined up a time the next day to see it.
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Monday 26th July, 2021

Booked the roadworthy with the mechanic for Friday - went to go and see the black Golf R with 290wkw but he didn't respond so I drove home.
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Sunday 25th July, 2021

Went on a Nebo cruise with Nathan - Ferrari 550(?) parked stupid at the fuel station. I then pulled up next to the Ferrari club at The Gap carpark. A Ferrari F40 turned up.
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Saturday 24th July, 2021

I wasn't feeling well - so sent Julie out to little kickers with AJ. It was her first time there. After I sent her to bunnings for a new mop head.
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Friday 23rd July, 2021

 First EoW with the Vietnam team hosting - they taught us all about Vietnamese culture
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Thursday 22nd July, 2021

Found out that Boyd was denied surgery this morning - talked to mum on the drive, and at this point their only option is chemo and 'weeks' according to the oncologist.    
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Wednesday 21st July, 2021

First day back at work after being sick. Felt bad going to work, but cleared up to feel good throughout the day. Interviewed the first candidate for the new content PM role - funny enough, Thomas confirmed he'd interviewed her before at Temando and at Go1.
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Tuesday 20th July, 2021

Spent the night with a bucket next to me in AJ's bed - couldn't sleep and kept on going to poo in the toilet. Was shivering really bad. Called in sick, and spent much of the day in bed.
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Monday 19th July, 2021

I serviced both cars - got parked in at the Skoda dealership by an Octavia. Tried to ask the old couple if it was them, but they couldn't understand me and just looked at my blankly.
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Sunday 18th July, 2021

AJ didn't want to eat and laid on the couch looking green - not long after he vomited in the hallway, and then spent most of the night repeating. I got very little sleep
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Saturday 17th July, 2021

Rushed home from the work Christmas party to Kai vomiting - I following an hour or so later myself. Spent the rest of the night cleaning up sick. Day at home - cancelled the weekend away with the Seppanens and Christina to Mt Cotton.
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Friday 16th July, 2021

Birthday off - took a Model 3 for a test drive, then had a massage with Julie before heading out for end-of-quarter activities at Howard Smith Wharves. Really surprised to hear the bonus percentage we're getting.
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Thursday 15th July, 2021

AJ came out and Sat on my lap as I played over watch - I tried to take him to bed but he wanted the car. The floor was weirdly wet. 
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Wednesday 14th July, 2021

Came home to the house smelling of Julie's mum - she was sleeping over. Crashed out early at 9pm exhausted 
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Tuesday 13th July, 2021

Plan appointment with Brighton - had two ladies, someone just starting and a supervisor 
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Monday 12th July, 2021

Caught up with Cam C at work - talked about the new ISO standard and some things we can do with content signalling 
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Sunday 11th July, 2021

Took the boys to the rail museum - Kai loved standing on the counter watching the model trains. 
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Saturday 10th July, 2021

Busy day - AJ soccer, followed by a haircut at Kelvin Grove. We sat in the coffee shop for his babcino - then he selected a cream bun and sat on the bench. Fixed the garage cable, first vaccination - talked to the nurse about running. Took a deposit on the car from a guy who was smitten with it. 
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Friday 9th July, 2021

Second day of the first EoQ workshop - didn't feel anywhere near as productive as day 1. Fizzled out with Quake and Mario Kart. 
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Thursday 8th July, 2021

End of quarter workshop - felt like all the hard work over the last few weeks paid off. Had great laughs with our story mapping, and type racing 
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Wednesday 7th July, 2021

Finished up the roadmap planning - did a test run of type racer with Son. 
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Tuesday 6th July, 2021

Had a meeting with the boss - but he didn't turn up. First soccer game with Adam - Geremy brought shirts along 
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Monday 5th July, 2021

Talked to the team about the changes - getting Luke focused on integrations, and Caz focused on the metadata side. 
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Sunday 4th July, 2021

Went to Bunnings to get a new clothesline and door stops - it was a weird upright clothesline.  Coffee with Alex, Bec, and Nathan in the afternoon - I bright the sign in from the lights for him to help close up.
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Saturday 3rd July, 2021

First appointment with Brighton Homes - thought they forgot us, but the girl was just late.  Moved three car loads of plants from Julie's mums house to her uncles - he showed us his new hilux that took up most of the garage.
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Friday 2nd July, 2021

Recorded my EoW call on the fly - was a bit bummed I didn't get much of a response. Jon did an awesome shout out to the Engineering team
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Thursday 1st, July 2021

Cried in the garage after a tough meeting with Barnaby - later had a rough call with Nathan in the evening where Jenny blasted us both. 
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Wednesday 30th June, 2021

Had a follow up call with the CEO - lost him on my first response to his question.
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Tuesday 29th June, 2021

Roadmap feedback sessions - kinda surprised it was just me, but I guess that's how they wanted to approach it. 
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Monday 28th June, 2021

Finished the strategy work - ready for discussion at the road shows tomorrow. Talked to Margaret about the mess that is play lists 
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Sunday 27th June, 2021

Run in the morning - got lost in the Ashgrove bush, and turned the wrong way to get home. Went to Bribie for lunch with Mum and Boyd - first time I've seen him since his diagnosis 
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Saturday 26th June, 2021

I was surprised to find dad at Little Kickers - then Jas surprised me halfway through. Worked at the cafe and talked to Alex - before home for indian in the candle light with Julie. It was nice without AJ
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Friday 25th June, 2021

After work drinks with Luci, Adrian, Ric, and Diego. Had a spicey Japanese gin that was horrible 
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Thursday 24th June, 2021

Team session on research and discovery - Lud facilitated but we struggled to achieve actions.. The team were frustrated 
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Wednesday 23rd June, 2021

Had Thomas pull me aside on the content issues - he noted we needed to do something to set Nathan up for success, as it wasn't working. 
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Tuesday 22nd June, 2021

First day for Saurabh at work - spent my time introducing him to the team and strategy 
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Monday 21st June, 2021

Movie world visit - I took AJ on the log ride, his first ever 'big' ride. He got hit in the face with a water jet - then covered his eyes scared as we went up the final chain lift. 
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Sunday 20th June, 2021

Drove to seaworld - went in and met the Seppanen's. AJ pee'd himself, the boys loved the sharks, then we lost him after the ski show. 
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Saturday 19th June, 2021

Rushed to soccer - didn't get a chair, but say dad - then had coffee with him and Adam after. Afternoon walk to the old dock St Newstead - to de-stress 
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Friday 18th June, 2021

Woofed down my butter chicken - missed Ric's welcome lunch. Came home to watch the first episode of Loki drinking beer from work 
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Thursday 17th June, 2021

Presented to the EMT on our Partner team, was a good overall session.  Talked to Pete Hill about challenges he was having. 
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Wednesday 16th June, 2021

Dry run for the EMT tomorrow - switched to a document type format. 
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Tuesday 15th January, 2021

Geremy gave me he's shoes after soccer - then we had some fun in the cars on the way into the city, before he ditched me at the lights outside the Gabba 
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Monday 14th June, 2021

Ric started at Go1 - it was a mad rush to chat to him while I had the 24h turnaround on Barnaby’s request for an investment view. 
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Sunday 13th June, 2021

Took the family to Thomas' house for the first time - Kai faceplanted in the dirt, and AJ lost his red car. 
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Saturday 12th June, 2021

Took AJ to Jhett's 4th birthday at inflatable world - talked to two mothers Sara (Talo) and Emma (Jax). Sara had a huge nose and was really short. 
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Friday 11th June, 2021

Went to get lunch at work - but it turns out my order didn't go through properly. Had to fall back to snacks. 
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Thursday 10th June, 2021

Had calls with the key leaders on resourcing and strategic partnerships - felt emotionally drained and cried in the evening 
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Wednesday 9th June, 2021

Talked to Di about her frustrations and worked to put a plan together to start really focusing on learning and improvement 
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Tuesday 8th June, 2021

Talked to Lud and Shangzhi about our API handover work - got a plan together. 
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Monday 7th June, 2021

Kicked off team strategy together - was a bit of a mess as I hadn't finished the preparation. 
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Sunday 6th June, 2021

Sat by the water underneath the story bridge in the sun - then talked to Grant. Met Bec and Shaun for beer at Sealegs 
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Saturday 5th June, 2021

Test drove the white Golf R - meeting him at petbarn. He then drove my car - and struggled with the clutch. 
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Friday 4th June, 2021

Interviewed the designer with Luke and George, she walked us through her portfolio. Later in the day I was trying to wrap up my work in the fish bowl, but was drifting off to sleep 
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Thursday 3rd June, 2021

I finalised the quarterly planning approach in confluence and introduced it to the Product team. 
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Wednesday 2nd June, 2021

Struggled with the team strategy format - eventually got it done with Thomas and Luke's input 
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Tuesday 1st June, 2021

Got introduced to Go1d today by Di - she introduced us to her new place at Beerwah with Forrest outside.
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Monday 31st May, 2021

Met with Jeffrey and Gary to sort out the transition - Nathan was stressed, but we reinforced we'll sort it out for him. 
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Sunday 30th May, 2021

Felt something pop in my back at the gym while squatting - ran at night, then it flared up as I cooled down cooking the burgers Julie re-rolled from 4 patties into 6.
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Saturday 29th May, 2021

Took AJ to the AFL for Dad's birthday - caught the bus from Jas', walked there, then had AJ bored and nearly falling asleep. We walked back across the story bridge 
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Friday 28th May, 2021

Spent lunch time having a beer with Luke and working out a roadmap using Goldilocks as the example 
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Thursday 27th May, 2021

Found out about the UK customer looking to move away from the work Margaret and I spent so long coordinating. 
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Wednesday 26th May, 2021

Met the new SVP of Sales in the US, seemed like a switched on guy. Talked about living in Manhattan Came home to watch the blood moon eclipse with Julie on the balcony. 
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Tuesday 25th May, 2021

Said farewell to John S, then got to drive an EV for the first time in Jon's Jaguar. It was hilariously fast. 
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Monday 24th May, 2021

Morning catch up with Thomas to plan Ric's start. Tried to plug my charger in but there was a spec of dirt or something in the port. Had to charge it from the right hand side 
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Sunday 23rd May, 2021

Made pancakes - dad turned up to eat them with us. Took the family to Roma St Parkland in the afternoon - AJ hand a tantrum and pee'd his pants. 
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Saturday 22nd May, 2021

Spaced the 86's undertray to clear the headers - seemed to make a difference. Took the whole family to Sally and Jason's for a BBQ - first time that they've met the kids (and the first time Julie met Luci)
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Friday 21st May, 2021

Jess' baby shower at Sassafras at Paddington. We talked to Margaret, Thomas, and Alan over zoom and enjoyed a coffee and a chat. Nath came around afterwards and we talked about the difficult week.
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Thursday 20th May, 2021

Went to Garden City and picked up a bunch of baby clothes for Jess ahead of her maternity leave. Had to get some advice from Julie over the phone.
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Wednesday 19th May, 2021

Had a really tough conversation with the executive about my role and some feedback on some recent work. My boss in the US helped support me in the course of the call. It was good feedback, but I really let it bum me out.
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Tuesday 18th May, 2021

Super early call with the large UK customers US team - took it from the bottom of AJ's bunk bed. Had the call with a content provider in the evening - told them our timelines, and that set off the commercial contact about them expecting it done by July 1st, not started in July.
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Monday 17th May, 2021

 Brought Margaret and Pete together to talk through how their standards need to support each other - and get them to start thinking and talking about design.
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Sunday 16th May, 2021

Julie met Jenny for the first time at the Brickhouse. We stood near the plant shop in the cold wind. Made a kangaroo pie with purple carrots 
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Saturday 15th May, 2021

Helped Boyd move the couches to Bribie - then took AJ to the fruit shop at Ashgrove. Talked to Julie about being overwhelmed at work. 
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Friday 14th May, 2021

Karaoke with Layla and the Product team to say farewell. I'd lost my voice and struggled, Lud killed it. 
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Thursday 13th May, 2021

First meeting to Make Content Good and the Unified Partner Platform. Both went OK. 
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Wednesday 12th May, 2021

Gave Chris the custom book I made for him. His reaction was wonderful - he was so happy he came around to hug me. 
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Tuesday 11th May, 2021

Had to fill up on the way to work. Stopped at the station next to the German sausage hut - filled up and saw a family in a beat up Hyundai Accent with a child in the back. The guy had his card fail when he tried to pay - I felt horrible for him. I should have tried to pay on his behalf. 
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Monday 10th May, 2021

New starter lunch for Paresh and Jasneet who joined at work - had a Pepsi max and ran back to my meeting. 
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Sunday 9th May, 2021

Mothers day - I hid Julie's flowers and chocolates above the fridge and got the boys to give them to her. Walked to Crust and Co with the mothers, we stopped and all spent time playing on the slide - and then later the gym equipment. Say Adam and Dhalia in the evening - late after I fell asleep and forgot 
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Saturday 8th May, 2021

Went to dads to see them both and drive the Mustang they have. Managed to clip their curb with my rim in the 86 - then went and drove the Mustang. Really struggled with the clutch which was much softer and higher than the 86.
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Friday 7th May, 2021

Had the girls wave and carry on behind me on a call with a partner - then later got tapped to come and say goodbye to Geo.
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Thursday 6th May, 2021

Ran the domain allocation and principles session, and a team meeting - first day I felt everything really gelled as part of the Product team. 
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Wednesday 5th May, 2021

Kai woke up and I managed to get him into a laughing fit. Sat with him in bed, and AJ woke up and joined in. 
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Tuesday 4th May, 2021

Met with Christian to begin the market analysis. There wasn't much there. 
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Monday 3rd May, 2021

We took the boys to New Farm Park - Kai enjoyed and playing the xylophone. I held both boys and spun around the spinning top. In the afternoon we saw Dave and Vin for the first time since covid at the brickhouse - Vin had shorter hair, and they talked about kids and knock down rebuilds. 
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Sunday 2nd May, 2021

Dave came around and helped me switch the black and red couches around. The black one was much harder to get upstairs thanks to that one longer piece. 
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Saturday 1st May, 2021

Went to Alex's and bumped into Slav - brought him to our table to share breakfast. Afternoon haircut, gym, and shopping - before making pizza with AJ. I used Porcino ham on it for the first time - it worked really well. 
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Friday 30th April, 2021

Received my pay and got the referral bonus for Jeffrey. Also did Ben's handover for his 2 week holiday that snuck up on me. 
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Thursday 29th April, 2021

Met my first mentee through the revised mentor program - Nikita. Set a goal for an internship within 8 weeks. 
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Wednesday 28th April, 2021

Tried to turn into the service station of herston Rd, a car tried to exit the driveway at the same time, and I had my traction control freak out as I had one wheel up in the air. 
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Tuesday 27th April, 2021

Moved my desk out of the booth and into a regular desk - spend the day standing to help improve my back (it did). I wasn't last out of the office - instead, I had to show Shirrin where the light switch is.
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Monday 26th April, 2021

Had to wait too long for breakfast at the first place we found, had to go to a second. Really had my heart set on pancakes after Jon mentioned them - but the backup cafe didn't have them. Walked out to see Rob's Mazda 6 over the other side of the road - drove home to Brisbane with Kai crying most of the way.
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Sunday 25th April, 2021

Went for a run in the back streets of Tamborine - I underestimated just how huge the hills are there, and had to regularly walk up steep sections. Left dinner too late to get groceries at the IGA - found a pizza shop open so went there and ordered. Poor little Caedan slipped and hit his ear on a pole.
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Saturday 24th April, 2021

Drove to Tamborine to have a weekend away with Jon, Lauren, and Christina. Found out they're having twins. Jon and I tried to light a fire (unsuccessfully) after gorging ourselves on a meat platter at the local Hickory restaurant. Burned my lips on a jalapeno popper.
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Friday 23rd April, 2021

 Made an offer on our US role (finally) - it's been a long journey since it started in August 2020
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Thursday 22nd April, 2021

First team retrospective with the new Product team - focusing on unpacking our OKRs, and teaching them brainwriting for generating ideas.
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Wednesday 21st April, 2021

Coffee with Dan Forster at New Farm. Really awesome to catch up with and hear how he's doing. 
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Tuesday 20th April, 2021

Hungover after the night out. Spewed in the office, but largely managed to keep it together for the day. Flew home on what nearly an empty plane. I had the steward caution me about moving seats before take off. 
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Monday 19th April, 2021

Onboarded Drew, and caught up with the AU sales leaders for dinner. We drank way too much - and I stumbled home 
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Sunday 18th April, 2021

Took the boys to mums house and got her to mind them while I helped boy move the black couch. We filled the garage with the furniture I flew out to Melbourne in the evening. Firs time flying since COVID, it was full and we were all wearing masks. Walked to find food when I got to the hotel - the Char Kway Teow place I wanted was closed, so I grabbed some maccas 
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Saturday 17th April, 2021

Drove to the Gold Coast to see Danyal and Louise. Jas, Tim, and Mum were there. Jas, Tim and I played tag in the park
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Friday 16th April, 2021

Had the first full P&E demo session - had a chat about the vision on Segments with Clem
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Thursday 15th April, 2021

We kicked off the content partner pipeline - went well 
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Wednesday 14th April, 2021

6am start in the office for a meeting - then the interview after didn't show. Booked my flights to Melbourne to meet Drew 
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Tuesday 13th April, 2021

Key was being a pain this morning after fixing it yesterday - took a screwdriver to work just in case. Met the new developer we're trying to woo, talked to him around our product and tech strategy over coffee 
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Monday 12th April, 2021

Left work to go to Newmarket to get Julie flowers in a mason jar and ice cream for her birthday. I was greeted at the door with a boisterous AJ plastered in Paddington bear stickers 
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Sunday 11th April, 2021

Signed the contract at Brighton homes, then picked up AJ and took Julie to an early birthday lunch at Newstead. AJ didn't want to play with me inside the gas storage structure 
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Saturday 10th April, 2021

Picked my car up from towing - last car there. Went to dads, he and Tiz gave AJ his first bike we built and taught him to ride. The boys played in Tiz's new convertible. Went to the beach - AJ came back from the sand flats covered in mud. 
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Friday 9th April, 2021

Farewell for Revenue Projects - had my car towed and had to walk home from the valley. The lady on the phone was lovely though. 
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Thursday 8th April, 2021

Had my first coaching session with Layla - was honest where I'm at, but came away more terrified about my skill gaps for the new role. 
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Wednesday 7th April, 2021

Finally fixed stitcher - after they updated the app and it stopped working. Talked to Clem about the Hays API escalation - and we talked for ages about Product strategy 
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Tuesday 6th April, 2021

Came home unwell - both boys were awake and waiting for me. Crashed into bed with them, before a short stint in AJ's bed to watch shows, before going back to bed. 
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Monday 5th April, 2021

Took AJ out to kick the football at Ballymore - dodged the puddles from the rain. He tried to ride the exercise bike near the stadium, but just turned the barrel with his legs as they were too short to reach the pedals. 
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Sunday 4th April, 2021

Catch up at dads was cancelled - so Jas came around. We went out to get coffee from belessimo and lunch supplies - saw a murder of cross waiting on the balcony. Crashed to sleep after she left feeling unwell 
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Saturday 3rd April, 2021

Julie went on a road trip to look at the Preston design. Boyd's birthday party - I sat and talked with Simon. 
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Friday 2nd April, 2021

Ba Ngoi came around and Julie and her wrapped the spring rolls for Boyd's birthday tomorrow.
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Thursday 1st April, 2021

Had a team member feeling the stress of the major partner release in the US. I told them to get themselves dinner on work. 
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Wednesday 31st March, 2021

Mum was over minding the kids - AJ ran up to me to ask if I wanted Hulk or Spider man cars. I picked the Hulk, of course 
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Tuesday 30th March, 2021

First day back in the garage for lockdown again - had to help Julie with a tiny part that fell of AJ's motorcycle. We think it was the number plate 
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Monday 29th March, 2021

Got informed of a new 3 day lockdown - rushed home talking to the client team in the car with Ben. 
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Sunday 28th March, 2021

Deeper quote with Chris from Brighton - AJ had to pee so snuck him inside. Immediately ran his hot wheels car on the wall Family photos at Strathpine - AJ faceplanted running down the hill. Then had to do a bush wee. 
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Saturday 27th March, 2021

Drove to all three display homes - AJ insisted on a fruit bar as soon as we started driving First day at little kickers for AJ. One of the coaches got the kids to put witches hats on his feet, and soft rubber domes on his head. 
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Friday 26th March, 2021

Got my new role and remuneration confirmed as Head of Product - bought Indian and beer to celebrate. The lady at the restaurant recognised me 
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Thursday 25th March, 2021

Ran the product team through my vision for the Content experience and gateway 
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Wednesday 24th, March

Caught up Hien to talk career pathways WITH Braden 
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Tuesday 23rd March, 2021

Met Andrew who is taking over customer implementation. Seemed super cheerful 
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Monday 22nd March, 2021

Talked to Dale and Kat about some changes - but I was blocked until I sort my situation out. 
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Sunday 21st March, 2021

Took Kai to Wolton's Pantry at The Gap, then checked out our land. Went to Metricon at Ellendale to get a quote - the rain was pouring, and I put my foot in a deep puddle trying to Kai back into the car so put him in from the opposite side
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Saturday 20th March, 2021

 AJs birthday celebrations at home - I made him the Women's Weekly duck cake, which didn't taste all that great but looked OK.
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Friday 19th March, 2021

AJ's 4th birthday - I took the afternoon off to pick him up early, then took him to Chermside to go toy shopping and have ice cream. 
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Thursday 18th March, 2021

EMT session to present what we achieved in Q3, went well overall - although some feedback on the Password Reset work. 
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Wednesday 17th March, 2021

Met with the contact from the American SI to explore getting help with work for MS build. Seemed pretty blazee about things - had a stack of messy paperwork on the bed behind him. 
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Tuesday 16th March, 2021

Did the Scrum operating model session with the team to draft our example model 
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Monday 15th March, 2021

Workshop with Bas and Thomas - went to Howard Smith Wharves after to have drinks and dinner with Bas, Chris, and Vu.
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Sunday 14th March, 2021

Skidpan with Nathan - finally felt comfortable in the 86. Talked to some guy in a Porsche boxter who seemed to know me, but I totally didn't recognise him. 
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Saturday 13th March, 2021

Couldn't find a toilet at the Bridgeman Downs display Village, so pee'd behind a nearby fence 
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Friday 12th March, 2021

Final day of onboarding for K at work - stayed late to finish my PaaS proposal
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Thursday 11th March, 2021

Long day - working at home and got called out for calling the responses 'rubbish' on the JTBD board by one of the team. 
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Wednesday 10th March, 2021

First P&E all hands after a discussion with Barnaby - was disappointed when we didn't cover my role changes as part of that.
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Tuesday 9th March, 2021

Caught up with Ric at the Go1 office - was great to see him again. Shared a beer, and talked about how he's struggled with health during covid, but bought a house.
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Monday 8th March, 2021

Was confirmed in my responsibilities today in the new structure - had the wibbley wobbly pasta AJ picked on the weekend 
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Sunday 7th March, 2021

Dinner with Chris and Thomas at Howard Smith wharfs. Noticed the chairs hanging on the wall - then was kicked out at 7:30pm 
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Saturday 6th March, 2021

Email back from Clarendon homes - they're saying our block is too hard. I was really stressed by it - but went with Tim to DFO and then The Brickhouse after anyway 
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Friday 5th March, 2021

End of the first week onboarding K in the UK. Accidentally booked a welcome meeting without actually inviting her - so I talked to John about crypto 
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Thursday 4th March, 2021

Got a message from Tim about going out to dinner. I rushed to catch up with him at Chermside, then we played video games together 
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Wednesday 3rd March, 2021

Chat to Jon at work - he debriefed on his observations from the Agile guild.
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Tuesday March 2nd, 2021

Had an 86 with a big wing behind me on the drive to work today - we gave it a squirt on the way in.  Presented the structural changes occurring to the team - created some friction on title changes. 
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Monday 1st March, 2021

Yelled at AJ while trying to onboard K in the UK. Felt horrible after 
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Sunday 28th February, 2021

For Jas to look after the boys and went to Rochdale display Village. First time without both boys in a while - felt nice holding Julie's hand to cross the road of the village and only care and think about her. 
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Saturday 27th February, 2021

Big day looking at display homes - drove to three different locations. Tried to poo at one but there was no toilet paper - went to drive off to find a toilet, but Julie gave me tissues. 
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Friday 26th February, 2021

The structural change was announced at work - I'm moving into Product and Engineering reporting to Barnaby. Excited to learn from him and Jon, who's also starting on Monday 
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Thursday 25th February, 2021

Signed the contract on the land after getting the report from the lawyer. 
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Wednesday 24th February, 2021

Was offered a new title at work - but of an odd one. Lawyer told me about the concerns with the land contract 
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Tuesday 23rd February, 2021

Had a call back from the police asking if we knew a Ben - stupid me forgot that was the locksmith that helped with the door. AJ showed me the racing train - with wings affixed to it as he was up late after a long nap
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Monday 22nd February, 2021

Talked to Andrew at work - he told me my new role and timing. I thanked him for the opportunity 
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Sunday 21st February, 2021

Went to GOMA to the motorcycle exhibit with Dad and Tiz. AJ loved the green screen bike simulator 
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Saturday 20th February, 2021

First day looking at open houses at Ellendale. Most were closed. The one we liked had a coat rack nook we liked. 
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Friday 19th February, 2021

Did the AcdB model with Gary and Juliano to start working though a reporting business case. Got the contract from Anthony for the block 
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Thursday 18th February, 2021

Caught up with Sam from 3Dot - I invited her to the office for coffee after she reached out about the support role. She got lost down the lo G driveway next to the original building - i ran out as it was drizzling 
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Wednesday 17th February, 2021

Got an SMS to say the offer on the house fell through - called Anthony about the land, and managed to secure Lot 19 at The Gap. Relieved to have it sorted.
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Tuesday 16th February, 2021

Signed the offer on the Carina house - also got a call about land at The Gap. Told the agent we wouldn't move on price 
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Monday 15th February, 2021

Talked to Juan about K starting on the team - ran him through how we use Jira/Confluence to do our Project Management activities. Spent the night stressed talking to Julie about the house.
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Sunday 14th February, 2021

Out for a run and bumped into Chris from work who was celebrating his Valentine's day with his partner Emma near the library at south bank 
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Saturday 13th February, 2021

 Stopped out at Camp Hill/Morningside to buy pies for lunch after looking at houses - then went to a Carina house near Bec's. We made an offer on it on the drive home.
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Friday 12th February, 2021

First newsletter of the Agile guild - it was a great milestone 
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Thursday 11th February, 2021

Caught up with Diego and Roberto at Kelvin Grove Urban Village for a drink. The birds were really loud while we were there - but then quietened down again. 
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Wednesday 10th February, 2020

Talked to Thomas on the couch - realised he knew Mandy at Griffith, told him about the work that Whiteboard are doing there and that they wanted me to join. He advised me to seriously consider it.
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Tuesday 9th February, 2021

Re-enquired about the land in the estate at The Gap that had a body corp on it - the blocks we wanted were sold out. We'll keep looking.
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Monday 8th February, 2021

Squash after work with Andrew alone after a meeting with him to debate a topic - managed to get a win in there. 
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Sunday 7th February, 2021

Went to Alex's - ended up talking to an old couple with a new Chinese ute about their purchase.  Finished our year compass and put it on the whiteboard in weeks, months, quarters, and yearly.
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Saturday 6th February, 2021

Looked at houses - saw one with an annex where the roof was steel and all rusted. Then saw a house at Mitchelton we wanted to make an offer on. 
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Friday 5th February, 2021

Lunch with Evan at Getta Burger - talked about how Gitlab tackled API docs with Ben 
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Thursday 4th February, 2021

Took the 86 back to Diversion - throttle map changed, but the car is still meh. Drove home and could hear a sound from the wheel well. Pulled over and found tape on the tyre 
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Wednesday 3rd February, 2021

Finished the resourcing plan at work - and really got down when nobody could tell me my role before they said 'let's get it onto the executive' 
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Tuesday 2nd January, 2021

Found out the loan pre approval might not arrive in time for the auction for Keperra Filled it in - Julie will take it to work during her first day back tomorrow 
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Monday 1st February, 2021

Got in the car after work - idle was bouncing up and down - took a video to send to Diversion as part of them investigating the issues of the tune.
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Sunday 31st January, 2021

Kai's birthday celebration - Julie decorated Coles mud cakes with lots of chocolate and excavation equipment 
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Saturday 30th January, 2021

First day looking at houses on the south side - big line at the Carindale house with the Maserati SUV and Civic Type R in the driveway 
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Friday 29th January, 2021

Looked at the roadmap for the year with the UK customer in their Trello board. Focused on the player 
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Thursday 28th January, 2021

Another pass of the structure today - got very frustrated with having to do it again. Emailed the mechanic to find out more about the concerns I'm facing. 
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Wednesday 27th January, 2021

Dropped the car in to have the headers fitted and tuned - went to Capalaba Library before being picked up by Nath. Got the car back, it didn't feel all that great 
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Tuesday 26th January, 2021

Last day at the coast - popped into Jon and Lauren's on the way back with cakes, and watched Jon build the loop for his new 3900 setup. 
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Monday 25th January, 2021

Day around the pool at the beach house - a bunch of older Chinese people were singing and eating. They played with AJ as we cooked on the BBQ 
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Sunday 24th January, 2021

Saw Jon, Lauren, and Christina - the boys spent the middle of the day playing around the pool. Jon spilled coffee over his crotch and went home, the boys and Lauren played in the grotto.
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Saturday 23rd January, 2021

Saw two houses at Keperra - interested in these second with the hugely steep driveway. Then drove to the Gold Coast and checked in at our beach house with the pool and grotto outside our balcony.
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Friday 22nd January, 2021

Argument with Thomas around the stand up table - then had a pad Thai that was medium heat, but way hotter than I expected 
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Thursday 21st January, 2021

Ran after work - really struggled with lactic acid as I ran along Enoggera Creek - came home to have a call with the UK customer to cover Mark on the Stripe issues.
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Wednesday 20th January, 2021

 First day reading a chapter and doing weights outside for the year - nearly finished with `Management 3.0`
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Tuesday 19th January, 2021

Worked until after midnight on the new resourcing and structure - after a tense day and an argument with Thomas 
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Monday 18th January, 2021

First day with new Van at work - found John in the office afterwards, and helped him sort out some key items by cancelling some items for him the next day. 
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Sunday 17th January, 2021

Brunch for mums birthday where I made Spanish eggs - then to Alex's mums place for dinner. The place was full of stonework and antiques 
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Saturday 16th January, 2021

Went to dads for the evening - took our rissoles to cook, and helped him fix the washer pump on the falcon. 
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Friday 15th January, 2021

Indian for lunch at work - the regular place cancelled beforehand, so we switched to Miss India which was terrible. 
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Thursday 14th January, 2021

Call to sort out how we'll payments with the UK  customer - had to cover for Mark for his wedding anniversary 
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Wednesday 13th January, 2021

Talking to Nathan on the phone on my drive home from work - took on an S3 on the river side and smoked him
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Tuesday 12th January, 2021

Girl in my team at work let me know she's pregnant - exciting for her, although I'm not across what we need to do from a HR perspective 
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Monday 11th January, 2021

Worked on the new org structure today - had to work out of the garage and move things off the desk to make space. Walked to Ballymore and sat on the steps to unwind between meetings 
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Sunday 10th January, 2021

Watched 'onward' with the boys - then spent the afternoon working on my career choices. Serviced my bike and rode it along the bike way with a mask. 
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Saturday 9th January, 2021

First day of lockdown - had to wear a mask when I drove pick up the Indian takeaway 
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Friday 8th January, 2021

Woke to find English.com launched Found out Qld is going into lockdown for 3 days again after a cleaner tested positive for the highly contagious COVID strain.
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Thursday 7th January, 2021

Had a 1:1 with the CEO - was a really good session talking about roles and future of the company. Something for me to think about
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Wednesday 6th January, 2021

Left my house keys in my car overnight - had to unlock it with the spares, and then run back upstairs to drop the keys back after I took the car out. As I came down the stairs - AJ was telling me he was going to climb on the engine, and tried to climb up my bonnet 
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Tuesday 5th January, 2021

Gym on the way home - couldn't find my pass so had to talk to the receptionist to get in. 
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Monday 4th January, 2021

First day back to work - got a katsu curry for lunch and got the resource tiers projected 
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Sunday 3rd January, 2021

Took the boys to Mt Glorious for a hike through the rainforest. It was muddy, and AJ fell over in it and got his legs all muddy 
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Saturday 2nd January, 2021

Put the house back together after painting the balcony and touching up cracks the day before. Drove to Alex's to pick up figs from his mum 
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Friday 1st January, 2021

Julie and the kids went to her mothers so I could touch up the cracks in the house - decided to finally paint the balcony railings in black to tidy up the tired look. Went out for a ramen dinner with Alex and Bec in West End.
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Thursday 31st December, 2020

New years eve at Sally's new share house - met Steffan after hearing Geremy talk about him for years. I drove Matt and Jess home to their Chermside place, having to move the baby seat over and squeeze them into the 86
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