Reading time: 2 mins How much energy should I expend on what? How much is my time worth? With finite resources available these are questions I find myself far more aware ofĀ these days, both in my personal and professional lives. An example: Iāve recently been having issues with my internet connection at home. Sky are my internet provider and…
Reading time: 2 mins I remember when I moved into my current home. I was recently divorced and starting over, so I only had a few items of furniture and a few boxes of possessions, most of which was bound for kitchen cupboards or wardrobes. Iām never been a sentimental hoarder; we moved around a lot and got pretty…
Reading time: 3 mins Originally written and posted on Uborka. ‘Ssshhhhhhh, you’ll wake mum and Dad’ My sister was born when I was 7 and a half years old – back then that half was very important – so as her big brother it was my duty to induct her in the ways of Christmas. By then I…
Reading time: 2 mins Iāve posted about writing in the past, why I write, whether I should do more, and recently Iāve been thinking about taking thisĀ casual hobby a bit further. At the same time Iāve been focusing more on the things I post here which seems to have equated to longer posts. Not a bad thing but it…
Reading time: 3 mins Iām a bit of a daydreamer, Iāve always been prone to bouts of vivid imagination; childhood memories of numerous flights of fancy running through my head whilst I sat at my desk ignoring my homework. Watching the world through a rain soaked window Iād drift off time and time again. I wasnāt an only child,…
Reading time: 3 mins Future of personal social media Is personal (or perhaps personable) social media on the way out? Iāve been onā¦ inā¦ usingā¦ makingā¦ Iām not even sure which verb to use but thatās by the byā¦ let me start again. Iāve been āinvolvedā with social media for a long time now, certainly longer than the term…