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Yesterday I started something I couldn’t finish, it probably won’t be the last time that happens. More and more frequently I find the things I want to say take a lot longer to write and edit than I am making time for. I am however, resolute in my “post everyday rule” so sometimes there may […]
I’m staying away tonight. Someone planned a stag do in the middle of the Lake District in the middle of the tourist season. Finding affordable accommodation could have been tricky, and certainly would have been a few years ago, trawling the online directories for Bed and Breakfasts. But it was fine in the end […]
It’s cold outside, there’s no kind of atmosphere. I’m all alone, more or less. At least that’s how many people feel a lot of the time (not just Red Dwarf fans). A voice in your head is analysing every last thing, continually in dialogue with itself. Add in the quest for meaning, whether at a personal […]
Why Everyone Needs a Backup Plan Everyone should have a plan, right? But… What if Plan A doesn’t work? What if someone doesn’t agree with Plan A? What if you can’t afford Plan A? It doesn’t matter what the ‘if’ is, you will never think of all the possible ‘if’s.What matters is that you have […]
A friend of mine posted a link to a BBC article on how to improve your enjoyment of music. Intrigued, I took the (click)bait and read on. To be honest it was a bit hit and miss with a third of the article looking at spatial audio and not so much “tips” as explanations of […]
Every day I am grateful that Google exists. I only ‘googled’ five times today but each one was a one search wonder. First off was a check on the weather (happily no sign of rain) which helped firm up the plans for the day. Second and third were some nature-related searches for the wing speeds […]
It’s not often that I get to sit in the passenger seat. I am used to enjoying the opportunity to experience of a slightly different perspective when travelling down familiar roads. What I hadn’t really picked up on previously was the sense of calm from not having to make constant road traffic evaluations and decisions. […]
Routine gets a bad rep in my experience. You frequently hear people talking in negative terms about things being ‘so routine’ or making fun of people who bring exactly the same lunch into work every day. What people often seem to miss are the benefits that having routines can bring. Most of us will have […]
It’s been a busy old year for parties in the Donovan Jones household, New Year/Housewarming, 16th & 40th birthdays plus a wedding and we’re only in July! There were some fairly obvious things to consider when making the guest lists, how many people can you fit in the venue, how many can you afford to […]
Breathe… slowly, just let the air out of your lungs and feel the tension leave your muscles. Now do it again. Concentrate on just the movement of air and the process of breathing. It won’t fix everything that’s wrong or causing you stress (it doesn’t have magical powers), but the shift in focus from a […]
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