One Year On
Much of my writing centres around my work for National Trust and on my attempts to improve my fitness. With the 1 year anniversary of my fledgling business approaching at the end of this month…
A Day In The Life
Dreaming of the apocalypse
I’ve been prescribed a mood-stabilising drug since my illness last year. One of the (many) side effects of Citaopram is the impact on sleeping patterns and in particular the creation of extremely vivid dreaming. Many…
A bell ringing trip
I’ve been actively bell ringing since my mid 20s when I learned the art as part of the “Ring in 2000” Millennium call to action which sought to get as many church towers with bells…
What use-by date? Episode 2 (Stock Cubes)
It seems I don’t go through stock cubes on a very regular basis. In fact it’s only when I get a visit from a friend who’s gluten-intolerant that I suddenly remember about them as I…
Pensions – simplified (a background)
The financial world, and particularly that relating to pensions, is one which appears to be steeped in mystery. In career v1.0 I worked within the pensions industry, starting out training as an actuary and fiddling…
Cat humour
I love this pic moreso because my own cat meme is the white cats who have become know as the ‘Evil Kitten Twins of Perpetual Fluffiness’ Who would you trust with your opened can of tuna…… You decide!
A Strange Anniversary
Today marks a strange anniversary for me. 13 April 2015 is a date which will probably haunt me for the rest of my life. One might consider it the culmination of a series of life-challenges…
Sugar-free chocolate chip muffin
Next time, I’ll try not to forget to add the sugar…….!
Why the corporate jargon?
Well it’s been a few months since I walked away from the world of the ’employee’ and into the world of ’employer’ although I’ll admit having a team of 1 probably makes the concept of…
A camera day
Today was a crystal clear day, cloudless skies and not cold either. Having had to get up early for a dental appointment (which mostly seemed to involve me bleeding, and paying £18.80 for the privilege)…