Jo suggested that me squash our pods together as 2023 met 2024. It was a lovely chat that has since gone out across both our podcast feeds. In case you missed it, here it is in full with transcript.
Highlights include ‘How long should you say Happy New Year’ for and why Jo doesn’t like writing Xmas instead of Christmas.
Also here’s my opening answer if you’re a reader, not a listener x
SPEAKER 1: Jack Chew
Right, anyway, what were we going to talk about?
I can't remember now.
SPEAKER 2: Jo Turner
This is it, we were just going to randomly chat.
So, well, Jack, last year, how was 2023 for you?
Big question.
SPEAKER 1: Jack Chew
Yeah, better than 2022.
Progressed in a number of ways.
It was a bit tidier, there was some consolidation both at home and at work.
As you know, people might not know, but I moved house this time, like December last year, and that was quite rushed, and do you remember that?
would have ideally have done that a bit steadier but just a few things that meant that we needed to get on with that which meant they were a bit chaotic and stuff so so yeah it's been it's settled down from there and we've managed to I feel like I've caught with my tail a little bit and and that's that feels good so it was it was it was nice but it was still I still feel like I'm torn between
I'm comfortable that we're still rebuilding and getting my bearings from COVID both as a person and a business but it coincides with so many different changes both personally and professionally from associated to COVID as well as we're kids like December 19 and stuff right and so I'm now on one hand always looking on everything through that lens and it because it feels still relevant for me
But then I'm also really conscious of like, how much are you just gonna blame COVID?
Like, how long are you gonna just get over it, Chew?
Like, I have this moment every now and again where I'm just like, I've gotta stop.
Like, is that an evergreen excuse for me for some stuff?
Is it a really valid reference point?
Is it something that just coincided with big changes in my life that I'm over-associating? So, I have got that admittedly knocking around. But if I reflect, as you do this time of year, How was last year? … better than the year before and this year will be better than it?
Because there is still some tidying up to be done, especially psychologically for me.
So that's kind of my classically excessively deep answer to that question!
