Mainly a week of being clear about what I wanted
A bit of a breakthrough this week – I had a meeting I didn’t want with a person I find a bit of a bully. I usually sit there and take it, even if I don’t agree with it all … Continue reading →
View ArticleGeneration Games – and what to do when you find out your mother voted for UKIP
This weekend I took the kids to see Muffin the Mule. As you can see they were transfixed. Not. They were more impressed by Thunderbirds, and they quite liked the Magic Roundabout too. Basically the...
View ArticleScrabble on a train (beats snakes on a plane any day)
The week started oddly with a game of Scrabble on a train – not strictly my #DoDifferentDaily, as I wasn’t the person who had the Scrabble set but I did absolutely join in – never played Scrabble on a...
View ArticleHow to put your feet up in First Class and other tales
A busy week last week – and lots more trains, therefore two more travel related #DoDiffDaily’s. The first was seating related. I’d ended up in First Class (cheapest tickets when I booked, oh I do like...
View ArticleGrowing up – do I have to?
I really do have to stop playing about on trains. This week began with a competitive ‘balancing act’ between me and some boy’s Dad. The boy sitting next to me had some toy soldiers and a panda and was...
View ArticleBumper post of two weeks of Doing Things Differently
Whole load of food based ones in this bumper two week bundle of #DoDiffDaily’s, from Hong Kong and the UK. Firstly – octopus on a stick, fish balls and sesame cubic pastry. The latter is not only...
View ArticleChallenging assumptions and choosing to behave differently
Last week I saw a blind aerialist – not a bad way to start this bumper two week blog – great to experience and great to have those assumptions blown out of the water. Just because someone can’t see,...
View ArticleA year of doing things differently…
Thats it! A whole year of doing things differently. Its been a while since I last posted – so much to do. In the last couple of weeks I’ve spent one afternoon travelling 275 miles & 6 hours in a …...
View ArticleDoing different daily: better than wearing robes and having constant sex
I reckon on the whole self help books promise you the world – want to make more of your life? Get happy? Get thin? Get over yourself? Then they disappoint. A week or so after reading them I’ve...
View ArticleMaking the mundane more interesting
If you look up the word ‘mundane’ in the dictionary it means: lacking interest or excitement; dull. Lots of activities in most people’s lives could be described this way. It’s the things you have to...
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