On Holidays & Wildfires

On Holidays & Wildfires

It’s summer holiday season again! That wonderful time of the year when everything around us seems to go slower. Business slows down, political decisions are on a standstill, cities get rid of their stressed inhabitants and replace them with carefree tourists. The...
The Gifts of Covid-19

The Gifts of Covid-19

Today I spent 5 hours playing monopoly. See, we are all homebound due to Coronavirus these days and our lives have radically changed. Alexandros was in the lead with 4 hotels and his rent was killing me, Petros built 6 houses in the most expensive areas, Aris and Leon...
Burned Out

Burned Out

(aka if it doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t) 8 August 2018. That’s a date I’ll never forget. It was a bright sunny morning. My 4 boys were up and playing around the house, their cheerful voices filling the space around me. But that day was like no...
On Expired Tea & Annual Goals

On Expired Tea & Annual Goals

The other day I visited the office. I never quite thought that being in the office could ever constitute a “visit”, but that’s what it was. We have not been in the office full time Since the first lockdown in February 2020. Around 3pm I reached out for my usual...