
What I wish I had known before my first week on site
The small things nobody told me: what to bring, who to ask and how long a day feels.
November 4, 2026 · 7 min

How I counted the free evenings in a year and shared them between the course and the rest of my life.
A short letter every Sunday from my lunch break: one thing I learned this week and one thing to try.

The small things nobody told me: what to bring, who to ask and how long a day feels.

Five office skills that turned out to matter on a building site.