I love writing these end of year posts and I have been doing it for quite a few years: 2024 focused on gratitude, 2023 on my (then new) business venture, 2022 I looked back at 10 milestones, 2021 – the year of the PUPPY – had a lot packed into it and 2020, well, you will remember your own 2020. I wrote two posts in December that year: 2020 #altc – the year forged in…
Category: Updates
I set out to change my working life about 18 months ago, starting my own micro business, and it’s been a while since I checked in with progress. I’ve previously blogged about my efforts to re-invent Mondays, but time flies when you are having fun, so let’s jump into the update. A bit like in a romantic comedy, career change narratives often focus on making a decision or leading up to a big change. Then,…
I’ve previously blogged about how much I enjoy compiling my monthly newsletter, and how useful the process in itself is for me as it ensures I keep logging what I am up to, sharing updates and resources for those who wish to keep in touch away from social media. So if you are wondering what is actually inside and how do you get it.. then this post is for you. Here’s a peek inside this…
Here is a snap-shot of today, 5 months into re-inventing Mondays: This morning, a Monday morning, I woke up around half six. I got up, we had tea and the dogs had their breakfast. Around 8am I headed out with the dogs and for a change it wasn’t raining. We did a 5km route, down the river and back again. Not many people were out, but we said hello to the runners and cyclists we…
It’s time to write the final blog post for the year and I am taking a look back at what I have blogged in 2023, and in the best tradition of the form, to blog about blogging once again. And, if you missed one of these, now is a good time to catch up and bookmark posts for future reading. Half way through the year I took stock, and in the first six months of…
I recorded this podcast episode reflecting on the first month of working in my new business full-time. A BIG thank you to everyone who’s helped me along the way. Enjoyed this post? Get my free monthly newsletter directly to your inbox.