Love it or hate it, or never tried one because you think they're for older people...I recently returned from my second Norwegian Fjords cruise. The first was pre-pandemic with a different company. Every now and then I do embark on this kind of downtime as I have a parent that has a penchant for cruises. Whilst some parts of it were challenging - service was not as good as previously and it was half term meaning that a significant figure of the 4000 or so passengers were young

Given that 12 weeks is a long time for this kind of experiment, I have decided to try and break this down into 4 lots of 3-week updates, with this being the first. The nature of this block is allowing for the overlaps, whilst maintaining focus. The Anchor Let's go back to the last update. I said I was slightly behind on organizing my 'homework' activities. This too can be broken down into sub-categories: Life Admin Organizing things at home for optimization in the future Fam

A bank holiday weekend really allows for reflection! The Anchor If I had to pick the thing in my portfolio that was the anchor for the second six weeks, it would be homework. Defined here mainly as 'family' with a sub-theme of getting the house in order in the more proverbial sense. Much like for the first six weeks, as a known natural gap appeared, it becomes an opportunity to define what matters most and get organized for what is to come - you know, clear the old to make wa

I recently spent two weeks at a friend's flat to look after their cat while they were on holiday, following a shorter trial period last...

After sharing my previous post about my UK adventures in 2024, I eagerly grabbed my diary and photo gallery to dive into the thrilling...

On the coast in Devon, March 2024 Pretty much every chat I've had in the last month or so has brought up how much I was traveling in...

In a recent post, I reflected on how we make decisions about career or job moves based on where we are in our lifecycle. This is a...

A cold plunge that is…but in the spirit of getting away from technology for an hour, I’ve also spent time in a hot tub for as many days. ...