Diplomatic Diva

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to brunch at home and reading.

Today I was grateful to the staff at Arabica, Borough Market, who kindly changed our booking to fit in with our plans.

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to seeing Thais, who is on a trip to Europe, from Brazil.

Today I was grateful to my parents, they paid for a yummy lunch.

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to lunch with the parental units!

Today I was grateful for some nifty footwork from Michael!

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to learning more about Indian Ocean issues.

Today I was grateful for Michael and Christine’s support, as we tried to agree dates for starting with my new team.

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to a series of meetings which will hopefully be interesting and chaired competently!

Today I was grateful for an unexpected but very generous gift from Andrea.

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to meeting Samantha, to talk about diversity and inclusion.

Today I was grateful for an interesting meeting that was chaired effectively by my colleague.

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to cinnamon whirls!

Today I was grateful for peace and quiet.

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to resting.

Today I was grateful that - for the first time in months - I did not have to work on applications and presentations.

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to relaxing.

Today I was grateful for the cool breeze during my walk this morning

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to Sandy’s return, which will hopefully galvanise me to complete that project.

Today I was grateful for an introduction to some of my new colleagues.

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to making progress on my projects.

Today I was grateful to hear from Becky.

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to hearing from the panel.

Today I was grateful for Jen’s company at lunch!

Tomorrow Inshallah, I am looking forward to a day away from the virtual salt mines.