Happy Days
or: A week of simple pleasures Scrolling through the photos on my phone this week for inspiration and it hits me. My life really is diving and everything else is surface interval. All the photos were back-ups of fish photos […]
Author: Ms Shallot
Feeling Hot Hot Hot
or: Some electronics have turned against me This week I’ve had a weird impact on a few appliances which has resulted in one fire, one overly heated portion of mashed potato and one gadget that hasn’t decided yet if it […]
Sacrifice
or: Things I didn’t know I’d be giving up by becoming a scuba instructor Most people that know me well, know that I like to plan. It should be no surprise that in deciding to become a scuba instructor, I […]
ACTION – Part 2
or: I guess that was the rehearsal I’d chosen the location. I’d written a loose outline of what I wanted to say. I had the necessary equipment. It was time. I made my way to the selected venue. I set […]
ACTION
or: It’s time to ship A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Motivation. I’ve been thinking about this a bit this week since I’ve been productively procrastinating. It’s productive because what I’ve been learning from the 954 YouTube videos […]
Que Sera, Sera
or: To sleep, perchance to dream and analyse I woke up this morning at the end of a dream that carried on from one I have had before. Based on various studies I’ve read over the years, I believe dreams […]
Motivation
or: To write, or not to write – that’s never the question This is one of those days where I don’t have anything in mind to write about and one of those unusual times where I don’t feel like writing […]
Chocolat
or: Expressions in other languages One of the challenges of learning a new language is understanding the idiosyncrasies and how it’s used on a daily basis rather than from a textbook. The best way to do this is by listening […]
Red, Red Wine
or: My wine experiment I like wine though I know very little about it except that it’s usually made from grapes. Armed with this level of knowledge, it can be difficult for me to choose a bottle so I’ve been […]
Let the Music Play
or: Unpacking is officially over With a massive amount of self control, my speaker stayed in its traveling box until yesterday. Yesterday marked the end of some very dusty renovations that began pre-lockdown, was on hold for a great deal […]