2.9.2025 Tuesday - holiday over, back at work

 

Ankle getting worse, but I am hopefully and will cope by changing my exercise regime; I lift weight and work on my legs (calves esp) in the meantime. Such an irony - especially after buying so many pairs of new sports shoes. I want to glide across the courts again, and if I have to rest in order to do this - then this is the plan.

11.11.2024 Monday - Drawing therapy interrupted

I was happily drawing up plans for a toilet in the garden for Dona, but other plans get in the way. A discussion with a contactor and tile supplier as expected did not leave anyone satisfied with the outcome. Later more issues from site disrupts the peace of mind needed to draw. 

PH, Fiona and I have a coffee and discuss the good and not so good things about the up-coming projects. After which, we decide that it would be wise to give everyone a break from this client. They have not been attentive to our advice, choosing to react when work on underway. And as PH wisely puts it, they do not have much work after this. Fiona thinks that they should try working with other architects and see how they fare. 

In any case, the drawing is complete but only after dinner

The main highlight to the day was the run and stretching session at the gym -  I think I will make the stretching part of my workout day.

26th December 2023 Tuesday - Melvin pays for coffee

Notes from a project meeting with the client, engineer and builder - this is a medium to high end landed housing project
 

29th Jan 2023 Sunday detail therapy

Head down and finishing what I was meant to have completed days ago. But it was not tedious or boring, instead it was quite satisfying early in a rainy morning while the others were asleep. It was also nice to detail the ideas I have in mind for this little renovation.

This started off as an exercise for Sean to train his skills in project management and execution, then he got busy and drifted away. I use this exercise to check on his work and also to complete the tender exercise. 

This project is unusual for us at the moment, it is small, and the owner is not a repeat client. He had found me on Facebook, we met and visited the site. He and his wife seemed nice enough and liked our ideas, and I planned for this as a launch pad for Sean to get into 'work'.