Lauren, Baby Grundy and I are waving goodbye to Fort Grundy today.
We have lots of happy memories here.
Fort Grundy is where the stork delivered Baby Grundy and where I spent many a sleepless
night propped up on the chaise longue watching back to back episodes of True Detective while a burrito-sized baby snoozed snugly on my chest.
It was also home to Jerry the Mouse. Jerry was our uninvited guest last winter and turned up the day after a cheese-soaked Christmas soiree in our grand dining hall.
Then there was my corner turret office.
That’s where I hunkered down to write my daily emails, run my 1:1 coaching sessions, pen my upcoming book Don’t Quit Your Job, host my Subtraction Method workshop for Anne-Laure Le Cunff’s Ness Labs community, hold my "How
To Change Your Career Without Changing Your Career" workshop for London’s Social Wellness Club and generally plot, plan & scheme my way to whatever was next on the cards.
So yes. Lots of happy memories at Fort Grundy.
But when one drawbridge closes, another door swings open. And with Lauren and I moving North to England’s infamous City of Steel (aka Sheffield), there are plenty of new doors opening up.
We have the rugged terrain of the Peak District a hop, skip and a jump away.
We have the infamous Rhubarb Triangle a short drive away too.
And we also have the delights of our new humble abode, a terraced townhouse in suburban Sheffield.
It's quite the change of scenery from Fort Grundy and the mean streets of East London. And even more of a change from Casa Grundy, my one-bed pied-a-terre in Central London.
Which is why, for the last few days, I’ve been pondering what to call our new home.
I’ve toyed with Grundy Terrace and Grundy Towers but neither captures that steel and rhubarb Northern charm. So perhaps you can think of better?
If you have a fun name in mind, hit reply and let me know.
I’m not offering any freebies for making a suggestion. But if I like what I hear, you'll get the joy of seeing your suggestion’s name in lights every time I write about our new house in the future.
So let’s see what you’ve got.
Farewell, Fort Grundy.
Lauren, Baby Grundy and I salute you.
To fulfilment,
Tom