Week 51/2025: A nightmare of cyclical proportions
Week of 15 December 2025 As we edge closer to the solstice, I feel unsettled, edgy, and things happen that throw me right out. And they aren’t, in the grand scheme of things, that bad. There’s a lot lot worse happening in the world. A lot. But I am...
Week 46/2025: Falcons fledge
Week of 16 November 2025 This was kind of a slow week. Not much happened in my world. I went to work and my acting class. Not a lot going on here. This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing....
Week 43/2025: The week I ditched my Fitbit
I love the third week of October because it’s Hobart Show week and we get a day off in the middle of the week. This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always bring you my stories in...
Week 51/2024: Long exposures
Week of 16 December 2024 My last full week of work for 2024. I was desperately trying to get a piece of work finished by Friday. It didn’t happen. Long exposures Morning walks I met up with the photographer Andy Hatton to pick up my Dorney House print from...
Stolen Focus
Stolen Focus I’d heard a lot about Stolen Focus by Johann Hari. A couple of people I know had read it, and it kept popping up in book lists and newsletters from bookstores. There was a long wait for it at the library so I only got it right...
Bored and Brilliant challenge 6: Observe something else
Previous posts on the challenge: Bored and Brilliant introduction post Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Challenge 3 Challenge 4 Challenge 5 Bored and Brilliant challenge 6 is to go somewhere public and stay for a while: a park, a mall, a gas station, a cafe, the hallway at work. Once...
Bored and Brilliant challenge 5: Doing the deep work
Previous posts on the challenge: Bored and Brilliant introduction post Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Challenge 3 Challenge 4 I went for a week without Instagram on my phone because of this challenge. The thing that doing this did most was to make me realise how many times I pick...
19 for 2019: week 14 update
Week of 1 April After my massive week of achievements in week 13, I wasn’t anywhere near as productive in week 14 with my 19 for 2019 list. In fact, I can count the things I progressed on one hand. One finger, even. Status for week 14 Things completed...
Bored and Brilliant challenge 4: app addled
Previous posts on the challenge: Bored and Brilliant introduction post Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Challenge 3 An idea came to me for a work thing while I was out walking without my phone. It works! Today was the day to delete the app. The tough day that was coming...
Bored and Brilliant challenge 3: making memories
Previous posts on the challenge: Bored and Brilliant introduction post Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Tuesday I had another day without using my phone in transit. I didn’t feel any particular urge to use it or feel that I was missing anything. My biggest fear is that I will forget...