The Thing About “Getting Started”

The problem with me is that “getting to it” is the hardest bit. Starting anything new with my own steam has always been really difficult, I don’t really know why. Possibly because it means effort. Possibly because “I just don’t wanna!” Or, possibly because I can always find a million other things to do that…

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Hello 2017, Let’s Move Forward

As the sun set on 2016 and we rolled into a new year, I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude and relief. The year was finally over, and I could breathe. This new year was a turning point for me, one that I didn’t expect, but definitely needed. Hindsight is a wonderful thing and looking back I…

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Sick Day

Not much to write about today while I rest up from a stomach bug. So here’s a cat for your enjoyment. This is Poppy. Or Princess “Lulu” Poppleton. She’s our relatively new kitten cat and in this photo roughly 9 mths old. She’s keeping me warm while I recover. December’s looking like a crazy month,…

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Hello world, indeed.

So, it’s been some time since I’ve written anything consistently. There was a time when I used to publish online thoughts regularly, all the way back in high school before I even knew what “blogging” even meant and way before the dawn of LiveJournal. I believe I even still have copies of these blogs on ye olde 3.5″…

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