It’s fair to say the last year dragged. The transition from ‘normal’ to lockdown, to restrictions and back to lockdown again, was testing. It was a tough year. As we start a new year, the lockdown continues. But already we’re closing in on the first month of the year. Sometimes days go slowly, other days…
Decade plan
Plans are dashed. Again. It’s not a problem as there are bigger issues we all must deal with. But that doesn’t remove the frustration of cancelled plans. However, more time means more planning time. But how much planning can you really do? Over recent months, I’ve been reviewing how I’ve planned events in my first…
Digital rebalance
Technology makes my life easier. There is no denying it. I get my daily news snippets on my phone. Most of my communication is by email, text and WhatsApp. All my banking is undertaken online. I dabble in shares through an app. I listen to music on my phone. To-do-list, calendar and planner are all…
Diagnosis dyslexia
Why don’t you get tested to see if you are dyslexic? A question posed to me earlier this year, but it came as a curveball. Out of the blue. Something I had never considered. Indeed, something I knew little about. Two years ago, my daughter was diagnosed as living with dyslexia. Bright, intelligent, hardworking and…
Time to reflect
It’s been three months since commencing the action plan. At times, I feel rapid progress has been made. Other times, I’ve wanted to chivvy things along. As we head towards the end of the most uncertain year of my life, it’s an opportunity to take a breath, and a quick reflection. Triggers to change The…
Boxed and waiting
Every day is like the next page of the book. One page closer to the beginning of the new chapter. Most of the house has now been put in to storage. Outside something to sit on, sleep on, cook with, a few clothes and my work bits, there is little left in the house. Three…