November started well with a great birthday with my family, followed by attending a Remembrance Day event. Unfortunately, that's where the good run ended. I picked up a flu that completely levelled me.
This wasn't a mild “bit rough” flu, this was the worst I've been since my acute gallbladder infection. It kept me at home for two full weeks. There's frustrating, and then there's staring at the wall thinking, “I really don't have time for this.”
Once I was well enough to get back on my feet, I headed straight back into the centre… and straight back into more roof issues. The landlord tried to fix the leaks by replacing the skylights, but it turns out the problem is bigger, likely the roof itself or the guttering. So the training room is still half on hold while we wait for that to be sorted properly.
That said, there has been progress. The bays have come on nicely over the last week, and I've started laying out the trunking ready for the electrics. Julie has been brilliant again, she's put in a huge amount of weekend time painting and helping get the place looking more like a centre and less like a building site. One of the classroom walls is finally finished, and the other isn't far behind.
I've also installed the smartboard and projector, but I've had to rethink the classroom layout because the leak is still directly above where the tech was supposed to go. Not ideal, but at least we caught it before anything got damaged.
And despite the flu, I did manage to complete Movember. I posted the video on LinkedIn, and the support was great. More importantly, it was a reminder — for me included — that we all need to look after ourselves a bit better.
November wasn't the month I planned, but progress is still progress. The centre is taking shape, even if it's slower than I'd like, and December will hopefully bring fewer surprises and a bit more momentum.