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Anet Ahern

 

I enjoy writing. I have no illusions about being a literary giant - it is just another way of being talkative. After a quarter century in the investment world I took a welcome breather. I spent a lot of time thinking about what to do next, and enjoyed the absence of monthly investment rankings. And then one day it was time for a change again.

According to Rilke, this should have described my break...
I am the rest between two notes,
which are somehow always in discord

In reality, this rest period was infused with building noise, lots of new ideas being considered and discussed, many coffee meetings, indulgent runs and yoga sessions at times when other people are having investment team meetings, and the occasional guilt trip for not having our household admin in top shape. That was my definition of rest. I am happy to have found a new challenge and am trying not to mourn my mid-morning yoga sessions too much

 

Anet Ahern
 

THE BLOG

| My blog is a collection of whatever happens to be on my mind.  It can be about investments, yoga, parenting, knitting, food, music...  It is fun to write and hopefully to read, too.
  
  • A short walk to freedom
    A short walk to freedom I’ve been back at work for a month now. I got home today in a really grumpy mood, having missed the yoga class I planned for so carefully, working non stop, coming in to the office super early, working late last night…and still I couldn’t make it. The realities of working full time are setting in fast. With our two dogs dancing around with joy…
  • Back to work
    Back to work A year ago I posted a blog about my yoga vacation in Mexico. I was well into my break from the corporate world, and as I recall, a little anxious at the total lack of structure in my life, something I eventually grew to love. As I end my first week at a new job, I am feeling a little anxious too. It's been like…
 
 

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Books, Ideas, Links

 

 I'm currently reading or listening to...

  • The Winds of War by Herman Wouk on audiobook. What a story - all 45 hours.  A great way to start a new commute to my new job. I remain amazed at our inability to predict significant events, and at the sense of denial and inertia that people can muster even when the bombs are falling. I was never a great student of history and this is a fantastic way to get some understanding of how events unfolded, even though it is a story.   
  • On a lighter note, the Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes is an engaging account of how the Irish experienced their fall from grace, and a chilling look into the phenomenon of depression.  Read my review here.
  • Enough (John Bogle)
  • So Much Pretty (Cara Hoffman)... battling to get going on this one
  • I have just finished White man's numbers by Shunil Shah - my review is here 
  • And have FINALLY finished reading The Love Machine by Jacqueline Susann.  I get it.    Philandering sex addict crying for mommy in the middle of the night turns into needy writer.  Deep.  (But to give Jacqueline her dues I did finish it...)
  • On audiobook I'm waiting for the Nicci French duo (Tuesday's gone) to write the third book in this series and loving their blog.  So in the meantime I am listening to Criminal by Karin Slaughter, an interesting commentary on drugs, prostitution and women's rights in the 70's and now.  So much has changed for some of us and so little for many.  

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