Well, for better or for worse the digg traffic has mostly died down. I got another 1500 visitors today but that should really be about it. Today was a pretty low key day, although there have been two very exciting new advancements in my day-to-day life.
1) The tube station near to my flat, which has been closed since I moved here for renovations, has finally reopened, cutting about 20 minutes off my travel time if I’m lucky.
2) The gym right around the corner from the office is offering membership for a monthly rate of 25 quid which is amazing and means I might actually be able to start working out.
Besides those points, however, today was one of the first somewhat low days I’ve had, well, since I got here (had to happen eventually, of course). I felt constantly behind at work, I could feel myself getting sick and, despite getting plenty of sleep the night before, I was utterly exhausted all day. I didn’t really think that much of it until I got home and saw the nicest email from my boss at my old company in Palo Alto asking if I could come back sooner to work for them (to learn, as he put it, all they know about usability and interaction design and to make me an online acquisition superstar). The parting comment about how lovely Palo Alto weather just about made me lose it all together.
It was so nice to hear from them, and although I can’t possibly image leaving London or Spoonfed until the end of next summer as planned, I have to say, some times after a long, tiring, somewhat sickly day, it’s easy to think about going home.
(Don’t worry, I’m in London for a while yet but what good is a blog if I can’t make the occational self-indulgent pity post?)
Meaghan Fitzgerald is a marketer and entrepreneur building and growing consumer and gaming products and experiences. A Silicon Valley native, she started her first company, DormWise, in 2006 which she later sold in 2009. Meaghan spent 7 years in London in early stage consumer startups, two years at Xbox as a product marketer for Minecraft, and is currently the head of product marketing for VR experiences at Facebook and Oculus. Meaghan writes here about business, technology, gaming, and marketing. She has been named a top
Take some echinacea – and look ahead 🙂 British winters, especially in London, aren’t so bad and there’s lots of the UK to see before you head back over the pond!
That’s great news about the job offer, but I’m sorry to hear your sick. Chicken soup with rice always does the trick in my home. Hope you feel better soon!