Well it has been a pretty surreal year, namely that it has flown by so quickly - and the team I work in has changed quite a bit during 2010. New leadership, new team members, some old faces rejoined and some existing faces remain. It remains quite a fun job, although at times, I am finding it a bit of a struggle to remain motivated. This has probably been one of the toughest years in this respect, well it has now been 7 years in Amex - 6 in my current team. I am just about feeling like a bit like the furniture - well okay on occasions!

The team lunch was good - a nice team meeting, a £5 Secret Santa (ALWAYS fun!), followed by a nice enjoyable meal at Preston Park Tavern at Havelock Road, near Preston Park. Food was pretty enjoyable. The only funny thing about the team is that unlike some of the other teams I seem to pop along to events or team builds, people very rarely seem to stay out very long, as soon as the even is over, everyone just drifts home. This is good and bad, I guess - I know it depends on their commitments (children, spouses etc), but it just feels like a missed opportunity at times. Hey-ho...

Another year, another party at least!