Mon 24 – Sun 30 Oct 2016 Fear can stop us doing so much. It is so easy to decide not to deal with the fear that stops us from doing something, often for the first time. That is so important because as we become used to things, we forget that fear totally. But this Read More…
Month: October 2016
My latest books read and Doctor Who audio books listened to
In my normal blogs, I usually feature what books I’ve been reading and audio books I am listening to. However, for the last couple of weekly blogs they’ve been so long (but wonderfully written!) that I’ve promised a separate mini-blog. So here it is. Old skool paperbacks ‘The Nautical Chart’ by Arturo Perez-Reverte Ostensibly a Read More…
My new part-time hours and making them work
Mon 17 – Sun 23 Oct 2016 Working my paid hours and having time off Finally last week I moved into a proper routine of only working the two and a half days I am paid for. Well, sort of. In work all day Tues and Fri plus Wed afternoon. But still with work going Read More…
A week of hard work and a weekend that made up for it
Mon 10 – Sun 16 Oct Getting my work hours right So I am now working only 2.5 days p.w. and the pressure is on to make that a reality (sounds a bit like the crap ‘Brexit means Brexit’ with no-one actually knowing what that really means). The first week of my lesser hours and Read More…
Jog-run disaster and impending autumn but finding positives
A look back at the weekend dominated by the media telling us that Trump is a misogynistic monster and people are shocked – where have they been and what did they expect? Hillary may have her faults but I would put my future in her hands 100 times over putting them into Trump’s claws. Jog-run Read More…
Back to normal life
Thurs 6 – Fri 7 Oct 2016 So back to ‘normal’. Though normal with a twist taking on board the two lessons from my holiday. These are detailed in my previous blog. Indeed two of the key features for these two ‘normal’ days is that I have started learning Portuguese on DuoLingo and I am Read More…
The end of the holiday
Mon 3 – Wed 5 Oct The final days of my holiday with my former work colleague (Philip) in Torrox have deliberately been very quiet. The sun has been out and I could have been rushing to the beach but my skin needed a break after the weekend. Instead I spent lots of time chilling. Read More…
El fin de semana a la playa (the weekend at the beach)
Fri 30 Sept – Sun 2 Oct 2016 Chilled Fri morning Up Fri morning though getting a bit later each day perhaps as I become more acclimatised to being on holiday. Into town around 9pm for breakfast. All very sleepy as the pueblo recovered from the feria the night before. A couple of coffees and Read More…