{"id":9510,"date":"2022-10-09T23:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T23:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/?p=9510"},"modified":"2022-10-09T23:00:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T23:00:27","slug":"weeknotes-189-guilt-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2022\/10\/09\/weeknotes-189-guilt-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeknotes #189 \u2014 Guilt trip"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first of a couple of weeks away from home. One of my children developed an illness that was serious enough for a minor operation and a night in hospital, making me feel very guilty for being so far away. He seems to be on the mend now but it was a worrying few days. Two weeks for a business trip usually feels a little too long; by the end of the second week I\u2019m usually missing everyone and can\u2019t wait to get back. This time it feels worse.<\/p>\n

New York seems a little less crazy than it did a couple of weeks ago<\/a> when the UN General Assembly meeting was in full swing. I\u2019m able to stay much closer to my office, but it\u2019s a sad location \u2014 lots of restaurants, delis and hotels have shut, presumably due to the pandemic, leaving a couple of rows of vacant real estate. Even the restaurant in the hotel is shut and there is no room service.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve tried to make the most of being in the city, going to shows and gigs that Katie Von Schleicher<\/a> recommended to me as well as taking a trip to the cinema. I\u2019ve walked for miles in the evenings, choosing to go by foot to get home instead of taking the Subway or a cab. The weekend gave me a chance to catch up with lots of school governor work and home admin, things that I would have struggled to get done in a typical weekend at home.<\/p>\n

This was a week in which I:<\/p>\n