Thoughts on Creative Self-Sufficiency
I made a mess of my flight tickets for this trip, relying on a scammy operator. The consequences of that are that I had to repurchase my flight tickets at double the original price, albeit from a reliable source this time. Lesson learnt? Be prepared to pay a bit more to actually get what you…
Running a blog isn’t free, especially if it doesn’t attract lots of visitors (yet). And visitors are exactly what you need if you want to get into the more profitable affiliate marketing programs. I had a different method of soliciting donations before, but it soon became clear that that wouldn’t work. It was time for…
December and January aren’t good months for blogging. Well, they’re probably not BAD months for blogging either, but in my case, those two months did not leave me any time to get in front of my computer keyboard and WRITE. That said, I had the goal of adding something to my blog daily, so that…
At the time of writing, it has been 48 hours that most of my town has been without water. I have checked the level of our supply source and at more than 90% full, it’s unlikely that a lack of water is the reason for the cut. Rather, I suspect that years of mismanagement have…
Decluttering my mind starts with decluttering my environment, and that means that I need to create new habits. Or at least revive old ones. I did a thing today. It wasn’t a big thing, by humanity’s standards, but it was still SOMETHING. And I did it all by myself! Before I start sounding too much…
After many years, I have finally picked up the courage to see a mental health professional. Frankly, I would not have done it if not for something that someone mentioned about their “psychiatric benefits” on their medical aid being depleted. (Their daughter has all kinds of issues!) Then I realized that not only did I…
I am irritated with life in general. And my goal of going to Ukraine feels like “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back” right now. It’s like when I first did my Big Hairy Audacious Goal layout for my backyard farm (the Ukrainian version). To meet the goal, you need to take step A. To be…
I’m in a horrible place. It’s that place at the very edge of my comfort zone where I know I am about to make something of my life and where everyone I know and love (and who loves me) tries to pull me back in. Crabs and buckets… The worst is that I fully understand…
When I tell people that I want to buy property in Ukraine and move there as soon as the war is over, they look at me with a strange expression, as if they are unsure of the polite way to tell me that I have completely lost my marbles. Then I show them the photographs!…
Many years ago, I was in a car with some friends. One of the ladies worked as an accountant at a mining company and she made a remark that I still remember. She said: “Most young people buy property and they think that the purchase price is the real amount. They don’t figure in the…