Life continues to find a way for two (sometimes very) busy professionals, a fifth grader, three cats, and a German Shepherd Dog – this page gives you a bit of a rundown as to what I’m up to now.
This page is inspired by the NowNowNow project and is intended to highlight what I’m focused on in my life right now and what the family is up to.
At work
In spring of 2024 I accepted a term role as the Manager, Internal Communications with Halifax Regional Municipality – overseeing the Internal Communications and Client Strategist teams to help municipal leaders effectively communicate within and across the organization while carrying on continuous improvement of our support model of this agency-style corporate communications team.
A big part of this next year will be continuing to advance the efforts of the Internal Communications section while the incumbent manager is on maternity leave – enjoy the time with the family M-J! I’ll be narrowing down the goals for the next few months soon enough, but for now I’ll likely be going through the LinkedIn profile to recap the first year as Senior Client Strategist, so feel free to connect with me there.
A few not-really-communications-but-none-the-less-important-to-such-functions projects I am engaged with include:
- cracking on with efforts to onboard a digital asset bank solution and some related info-tech support,
- drafting and operationalizing a fully refreshed to the municipality’s crisis communications plan, and
- working to professionalized the media briefing production capacity.
At home
Always something on the go, but we’re settling into the life of never being quite settled into life 😄 but here’s a quick low down:
- Easing back in to solid meal prep and planning – I don’t think I ever quite recovered from this in the new endemic world we live in, but kicking the rust off of the skills and adding some new dishes to the schedule.
- The fifth grader has been very engaged with karate and is hoping to compete for a full year in kumite in addition to his strong year-one showings in kata and team katas last year. He trains with the Halifax Ryuseikan and I basically live at the dojo with him three nights a week. I’ll probably do some round up posts on the blog this year, so stay tuned.
- In addition to being an incredible Executive Director of the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia, Tash still maintains a toe in the world of doulas, working with Embrace Doula to offer postpartum support for new parents when she can.
And for me…
- Working on a member-only section for the web page.
- Getting the workout routine on track after some time nursing a back issue.
- Wrapping up my stint as treasurer with Roots & Boots Forest School Society – if you’re interested in a volunteer opportunity with an organization dedicated to getting kids outside let me know.
On the fridge
Finally, as a way to spice up the /now page a bit I’ve added a filtered list of “family & friends” posts content called “the fridge” – just quick hits from life a kin to stuff you’d pin on the kitchen fridge with magnets (also gives me a reference point for certain things like recipes 😄)… enjoy
