TTSS: a notebook on life.

This week has been a week of 2 main focuses: terminology and adding to a content wiki. The latter is quite a task, so I’ve batched the work up and will be working on this for the next few weeks. Here’s a summary of how this week has rolled… Sharing terminology results. It’s one thing…

It’s been a slow week for me. I’ve not been feeling well so I’ve tried to rest and get through the easier tasks on my list. More copy testing and analysis. I’ve run a terminology copy test with accountants and bookkeepers. I’ve now launched the same test with business owners. I got the results for…

I have a bunch of (self-driven) deliverables for Q2 so I’ve planned my work up until the end of June. That feels far away, but I know it’ll creep up on us! Here’s some of the stuff that’s on that list and how it’s going. Strategy and wireframes for a content wiki. I’m transforming our…

A colleague shared this post about Weeknotes. One thing that’s really stuck with me from it is taking no more than 30 mins to write a Weeknote. I managed this last week and I’m hoping I can manage to do it again today. Learning even more about accountants and bookkeepers. The software I work on…

This has nothing to do with Weeknotes, but in the UK it’s been raining for… forever! And as we swap to British Summer Time this Sunday, I hope we start seeing brighter skies. I’d quite like to wear something other than a raincoat. On the work front it’s been a productive week, despite it being…

Hello Friday, I’m ready for you. This week has included: Continual terminology documentation and testing. We have a new research repository so I’m migrating testing results over. I’m also capturing a bunch of terms that I plan to test. Plus other terms that I’m making grammar and formatting decisions on. Holistic content reviews. I mentioned…

My main focus this week has been goal-setting. It’s taken a bit of time to get right, but it’s done. I had put together a first draft of my goals and shared it with my manager. She gave me some great feedback, and so did her manager. Perhaps it was a language thing rather than…

Is anyone else feeling a bit blah right now? I’ve had a few days of this and I’m putting it down to the crap British weather. In Scotland, we’d say it’s, “Fair dreichit” – wet and miserable out. Spring, hurry up. The crocuses are out at my local park, which I’m loving so I’m clinging…

I keep writing 2023 on these. I’m not sure what that says. Nothing, I guess, as long as you don’t look into it. Anyway… This week has been a speedy one. That’s all good though as I’ve got through a lot and I’m feeling good about how things are going. Here’s a list of what…

Yowzers. I was getting used to the weeks feeling a little longer and this one has zipped by. It’s the second half of our sprint this week, so I’ve been continuing with most of the projects I mentioned last time. Onboarding content is one of the other things I’ve been working on. I’ve paired with…

This week has been another slow-ish one, which I’m enjoying. On Monday I ran the brand language session I’d been planning. After that, I got stuck in with some micro copy, and content ops stuff. It’s been a good week. Brand language workshop. A lot of planning has gone into this. It was such a…

I figured out that this week has been the first 5-day week I’ve worked in something like 7 weeks. And it felt like it went slooooow. I’m embracing that though. I know I harped on last year about how quick the weeks were going. Here’s a snapshot of some of the stuff on my plate…

It was full on before Christmas. It’s no excuse, I know. I often put a lot of pressure on myself and I’m working on doing less of that. I also had some holiday to use up before it ran out at the end of December. And an actual holiday in Jan! I’m back, somewhat rested,…

I’ve got today off again. Woohoo! I had some holiday to use up so have random days off before Christmas. This is the second Friday I’ve had off in a row – and I’m loving it. It’s so nice to have time to do as I please. No plan, no rushing. Instead, I’m enjoying every…

One month until Christmas. That’s 5 weeks to 2024. Oh boy. The rate at which we rocket through the year is terrifying. I might have to make it my New Year resolution (not that I believe in those) to stop commenting on the pace of life. I have the day off today, so that’s great.…

This week has been all about the ups and downs of business – good news, bad news and a whole heap of resilience. I resonated with what a colleague said this week. That, “Resilience improves with professional experience”. For sure, I’m experiencing that, but I still have a way to go. Knowing there’s room for improvement…

What a better week this one’s been. It’s been ultra-productive too. Here’s some of the stuff I’ve plowed through. Writing job descriptions. One job description to be exact. I’ll soon be recruiting for a UX Writer or Content Designer with a focus on UX copy. It’ll be amazing to have some help! Contemplating coachmarks. These…

Slumpity slump slump is how my week started. Some family stuff got to me for a bit so I opted to feel the feels and show kindness towards myself. We can’t always be our most productive and I know myself well enough to know I’ll more than make up for it. The reboot begins. See?…

Blink and you’ll miss the weeks – they’re going so fast. Here’s how this one has gone: Learning about ethics in AI workshop. I spend Monday evening bolstering my knowledge around using ChatGPT and other tools responsibly. Patrick Stafford, from UX Content Collective took attendees through best practices. He also shared some awesome cheat sheets…

My weeks are continuing to be full on. Healthy or not, I do like crazy times at work. The difference is that now, as opposed to a few years back, I make time for breaks (walk the dog, yoga at lunch). I try to fit in time for decompression – even if it’s 5 mins…