“Oh When The Spurs Go Marching In” – emilyjmacaulay
I’ve supported a football team all my life. The earliest photo of me is in the cot in the hospital, hours old and my Dad has put ‘Tottenham Ted’ in there with me. I still have Tot…| emilyjmacaulay
I’ve supported a football team all my life. The earliest photo of me is in the cot in the hospital, hours old and my Dad has put ‘Tottenham Ted’ in there with me. I still have Tot…| emilyjmacaulay
A few weeks ago I finally committed to my 2025 challenge. I will be running a 50 mile ultra marathon in September. You can read more about that on my challenge page if you’re so inclined. I w…| emilyjmacaulay
I moved to Taunton in 2020 but it wasn’t until after various COVID related lockdowns that I discovered this cool piece of public art. I was training for my first Ultra Marathon and doing long runs is an essential part of that. What I struggle with in long runs is having to plan routes and … Continue reading Taunton to Bridgwater Solar System walk…or run…or cycle…→| emilyjmacaulay
This blog post is a compilation from a number of shorter posts I’ve made recently on LinkedIn and in my Weeknotes for Connected by Data. There’s some high horses being got around this trend (and similar others) and I’m not going to do that – but I do feel we all ought to inform ourselves … Continue reading Thoughts on data and AI→| emilyjmacaulay
This is in addition to my review of my 2024 goals which is a separate blog post here. BECOMING A WIFE I have a standard format for these review blog posts, but I couldn’t put the highlight of the year simply in “best of the rest”. In 2024 I proposed to, and married, my one, … Continue reading As 2024 ends I reflect on my year that was…→| emilyjmacaulay
Every year I set myself goals, record them on this site and review them at the end of the year. Here is the 2024 review. Goal: Pass my Bookkeeping and Controls course. I also want to improve in my role. Result: Two ticks here. Goal: Complete another Ultra marathon. I’d also still like to do … Continue reading Review of 2024 goals→| emilyjmacaulay
“The time has come, the Walrus said” or “parting is such sweet sorrow” according to Shakespeare. Either way some things, some relationships, are hard to give up. But give them up we must if they become no longer a good space to be in. And for me, now is that time in my long term … Continue reading My breakup letter to X→| emilyjmacaulay
This is in addition to my review of my 2023 goals which is a separate blog post here. SPORT I didn’t have a fundraising challenge this year and I definitely did less running as a result. I did however achieve my goal of running the remaining (and more) parkruns to hit the 100 milestone (it’s … Continue reading As 2023 ends I reflect on my year that was…→| emilyjmacaulay
Every year I set myself goals, record them on this site and review them at the end of the year. Here is the 2023 review. Goal: Get a new job in an organisation that makes my heart sing. Result: Smashed it. Found an organisation that is valued aligned and with goals to achieve meaningful and … Continue reading Review of 2023 goals→| emilyjmacaulay
I’ve been thinking a lot about a quote I heard once – “I volunteer because someone before me did the same”. And I’ve been thinking how true that is. I’ve done a range of volunteering in my life to date (I presume there’ll be more). I’ve enjoyed regular / multi hour opportunities such as conservation … Continue reading Paying it forward→| emilyjmacaulay
On Saturday 18 March 2023 I completed Killerton Parkrun, and in doing so, completed my 100th parkrun. I chose Killerton as I did my (and their) first there on 30/04/2011 and haven’t run there since April 2015. Here is my story of those 100 parkruns, starting with a summary of statistics. Probably the thing that strikes … Continue reading My story of 100 parkruns→| emilyjmacaulay
