The alarm goes off this morning at 6:30am and to be honest I can't remember what day it is... I must have been in a very deep sleep but it takes a full 5 seconds to calculate what day we're on as I slowly come round!
I've got a meeting at 9:30am in Gerrards Cross and there are some emails and things that I need to check on customer systems before I head off at 8:30-ish. Livia arrives just before 8am, a little early as the traffic is lighter today... the kids have started half term already and so my trip to Gerrards Cross should also take considerably less time too!
Trying to work out how to pay my Barclaycard... the postal workers are on strike again, yesterday and today, so don't really want to post anything. I can pay online, super... I'll do that when I get back later on today. I had a call from Otis at 7:40am to say he would be a little late as his tyre had gone down due to a slow puncture (getting it fixed at the weekend)... at 8:20am the phone goes and it's his mum, have I heard from Otis... well yes much earlier when he rang to say he'd been late... turns out he has been in an accident and written his car completely off! He is ok which is the main thing, however the car is in a mess and he is shaken up. Today he will have to get another car sorted and then do all the insurance, tax, etc. etc.. nothing difficult just a complete nause.
My meeting with Mark Hall goes well... Mark will potentially work with us on building a network of i-Tr@der Consultants / Implementation specialists who will be responsible for delivering all services into the user base. The participants will be organised into Teams (5 people) all of whome will have a special discipline and so effectively provide small businesses with a Virtual Board of Non-Exec Directors, which brings into place another idea I had previously... coincidentally.
Back at base, loads to do, sort out Livia's payroll details, conversations with my colleague Ian, chat with Claire Raikes regarding the BillBandit project. I've also got to get a comprehensive list of things together that I need to do over this coming weekend. Workload is building up again!
I need to pay off Barclaycard, sort out some payments to Urban Progress TTPro, one of these is a transfer out from PayPal. Table Tennis tonight, practice down at Watford Grammar School, first Friday we have done this and first practice for almost two weeks as well now that the season has started.
Heard from Otis that he now has a replacement car and that everything has been organised, so he should be at work on Monday as usual. Tonight a paster bake with Pilchards, that makes a change, tastes pretty good though washed down with some beer and a glass of wine !
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