Now

It’s my birth-week

I turned 34 this week. I shall be referring to this as my “late-early thirties”; my “mid-thirties” can definitely wait until next year!

Croydon plus the seaside

I’m still living in Croydon, but spending a lot of my time down in Brighton where my boyfriend – Matt – lives. His work means he’s based down there until at least next October, at which point we’ll hopefully start living together.

New job title, same job

I’m still in the UK Civil Service – 11.2 years now, according to the somewhat-alarming counter in the HR portal. I’m now working in the newly formed Office for Digital Identities and Attributes, which is a part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

I’ve acquired a new job title as part of moving into this newly formed unit; I’m now ‘Assistant Director for Market Oversight and Integrity’. The job itself hasn’t changed from what it was with my old job title; I’m still delivering the operational parts of our team’s work; certification, governance and digital delivery. It’s increasingly complex, and I’m trying to not let it also become complicated.

This is a “Now” page: a look at what’s going on in my life right now.