StuCorp Ltd is no more

 This week i've signed off the final accounts and put StuCorp Ltd. to the great company heaven in the sky.  The insurance contracting market has completely died over the last 3 years or so due to the enforcement of IR35 rules.  Outside IR35 roles disappeared from the market so I could no longer invoice a company for my time.  I've had to hire an umbrella company to do my payroll where I effectively have to pay employers and employees national insurance before I get paid on a normal paye basis.  My company was basically stagnant for 3 years paying £100 a month accountancy fees for doing fuck all so with a couple of hundred quid left in my company account I finally signed the relevant paperwork and it his now formally closed.  RIP StuCorp Ltd.

I did get one souvenir

 I did get one souvenir from my time play testing.  I accidentally kept the pen I was given to take notes.

Games testing

 I was in town on Friday to play test the latest edition of my favourite computer game.  It was an interesting experience and glad I did it but not sure if i'd do it again.

Chicken and sweetcord chowder

Exactly what you need in this weather.

 

Cold out there

 Some pictures from Tonbridge in the freezing cold snap we've had recently.

Rugby

 My game was cancelled with late notice on Saturday but we managed to get to an all weather pitch for the kids on Sunday.  8:45 start and -5C though.  Brrrr....

Good spot

 I walked passed a charity shop the other day and spotted these bad boys.  I though Flo would love them so we went back out and bought them.  They're a little big but she will grow into them.

We did another jigsaw

 This time only 500 pieces (the Mandalorian was 1,000).  They're quite addictive.  The kids enjoy it too.

Phew

 We finally completed the Mandalorian jigsaw only for there to be one piece missing!  It was so frustrating!

I than sat at the other side of the table and I saw something glinting on top of the jigsaw.  It was the missing piece.  What a relieve.  What a bunch of idiots.

It's been a while

 With the fields that I usually walk the dog on being flooded I took Arwen out behind Deacon Lees.  It's been a couple of years since we were last there.  It was a still muddy but the snow / ice firmed it up a bit. -5 in Tonbridge tonight!