On feeling good about my work
I'm feeling in a really good place about my community work. It has nothing to do with the number of subscribers. Or how much money I'm (not) making from it. It's more a sense of creative output. I've never had such ease
More issues
The complexity of life
I always think a slightly easier life is just around the corner, it seems like part of getting older is that it never happens. It's like society encourages us to push for something that is always out of reach.
We learn something new with every step we take
I don't need no social media for my photos
Back in the day, starting in 2005, I used to use Flickr for photos. I loved it. Those were the days when people posted random and unpolished photos. But then the web started to change and I stopped posting as did others. Flickr being sold, and then sold again and
Where we are today > where we were a year ago
I often look back in chunks of time because it is hard to recognise progress when we look too closely. Day-to-day can feel stagnant, challenging and often frustrating. We can get stuck in the small details and literally fail to see the bigger picture.
To get out of this it
The internet is a natural network, just build your own website.
I've committed myself properly this to building my own personal platform. No fancy tech. No new tools. No distractions with the latest fad.
It's taken me longer than expected. The year has been stressful. I've had lots to clean up, personally and professionally. Digitally
An Obligatory "Founder Mode" post
Most advise is unhelpful and business is not the rocket science that others make you to believe.
The changing uses of social
Embracing the change...
Start. Go with the flow. Stop.
My 9-year-old picked up Duolingo last year and got into the flow of it.
The streaks appealed to her. She started doing daily lessons. And it was great to see her motivation to learn grow. Over time she also picked up some other languages too.
She got to a 328
Today. And then tomorrow.
True story.
🍌 Ms Banana and 🌈 Mr Rainbow
This is 🍌 Ms Banana who keeps me company as my girls contently play in the distance. I get Ms Banana to pose looking away, because neurodiversity means eye contact is not a strength of mine. 😉
I lean on her as I write this on my phone. In this moment she’
