A love letter to anyone trying to keep up

Published: Fri, 12/27/24

Updated: Fri, 12/27/24

I’ve just flicked to an iPhone note I wrote on 29th December 2019. The note is a no-nonsense list of goals, objectives and to-do’s I set myself for…

9 things you might not know about me

Published: Thu, 12/26/24

Updated: Thu, 12/26/24

In no particular order: *** I collect books like they’re going out of fashion. I even read some of them *** I’m very British. I love drinking cups of…

Why Frosty the Snowman is my life coach

Published: Wed, 12/25/24

Updated: Wed, 12/25/24

It’s almost like Frosty was made for life lessons. For instance: *** At any moment, Frosty could lose his head, be knocked over by a wayward snowball…

How I improved my memory in one evening

Published: Tue, 12/24/24

Updated: Tue, 12/24/24

Sunday evening to be precise. When the clock struck 8pm, I poured myself a tot of whiskey, plonked myself on the sofa, grabbed my iPad and fired up…

An unexpected guest arrives at Fort Grundy

Published: Mon, 12/23/24

Updated: Mon, 12/23/24

A few weeks ago, Lauren and I waved goodbye to Casa Grundy and took the 55 minute Uber ride to our new home: Fort Grundy. We’re enjoying life here. We…

A heads up to hard-working 9-to-5ers

Published: Thu, 12/19/24

Updated: Thu, 12/19/24

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day - Robert Frost Today’s email isn’t for the couch…

Do you feel certain when handling uncertainty?

Published: Wed, 12/18/24

Between 1973 and 1974, the U.S. military decided to survey its troops on a peculiar matter: Food preferences. It asked 4,000 members of the Army, Navy…

How to beat the battle between buying books and reading them

Published: Tue, 12/17/24

Last week, I sent out an email with the subject line “A simple, effective recipe to get going”. In that email, I quoted a few lines from Ryan…

Why I'll beat the drum if bambino joins the band brigade

Published: Mon, 12/16/24

Yesterday, Lauren and I jumped in the car and took a visit to the local tip. We’ve just finished moving house from Casa Grundy to Fort Grundy and the…

Clutter kondoned = joy postponed

Published: Fri, 12/13/24

Updated: Fri, 12/13/24

I’ve been dipping into a few YouTube videos by tidying e pert and World’s Tidiest Person, Marie Kondo. In one video, Kondo takes on the gnarly task of…