The Internet is Ostracising Rural Britain and the Elderly
In the race to cram AI into every nook and cranny of customer service, has anyone else noticed how those of us in rural areas—or the elderly who aren’t, and don’t want to be, online—are being quietly sidelined? I live in a rural hamlet, am registered disabled, and am surrounded by elderly neighbors, so this […]
The Power and Responsibility of Voting
Navigating Disenchantment in Modern Politics One of my core principles is the belief that I am privileged to have the right to vote, and therefore, I should and must exercise this right. This principle is underlined by the premise that if I don’t vote, I have no right to complain about what happens next. […]
The Irritation of Social Media
and look I’m sharing this! In a world consumed by social media, I stand as a dissenter in the midst of the digital frenzy. Social media, for me, is not a source of joy but rather a major pet hate. I fondly recall a time when phones couldn’t locate you, and being unreachable was not […]
A Little Bit of What You Fancy
oh go on…you know you want to You may feel you’re ageing yourself if you admit to growing up hearing the expression “a little bit of what you fancy never hurt anyone”. I know I did, and I look back now with a wry smile about how insightful my grandparents were, uttering those words which […]
Renovation Horrors – Tales from Wales (Part 8)
Having bought my ‘Chocolate Box’ Home in October, by the end of 2021 I looked back with some frustration mixed in with a healthy dose of annoyance. From all the surveys I had undertaken this beautiful 1840’s cottage needed some TLC and sympathetic improvement but that was it. Once completion had happened I was soon […]
A Rest is as Good as a Change
Now I might be wrong, but I’m guessing you might be reading this as part of your regular diet of social media – but have you ever stopped to consider just how much of your time is taken up with this aspect of our new normal life? You may have noticed that I’ve been conspicuous […]
Time for a Humanity Re-Boot?
Standing on egg shells Are you finding yourself, like many of us, treading on eggshells around the new ‘cancel culture’, afraid of upsetting people around you – or have you been one of the unlucky ones to experience trolling or barbed comments in response to something you’ve said or done? We find ourselves living in […]
The Art of Delegation
(A lesson I’ve learnt the hard way) ‘If you want a job done properly, do it yourself’…but recent life events have shown me that’s not always necessarily true. If we keep saying ‘yes’ to everything and everyone and add yet another plate to spin, we run the risk of overburdening ourselves. We end up adding […]
My Close Encounter with a Nervous Breakdown
It all started a few months ago when I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. I’ve always had normal blood pressure and put the recent heightened levels down to the move from England to Wales during lockdown. Whatever the cause my new GP was alarmed when it showed no signs of improving and prescribed medication […]
Worried about Returning to the Office? 4 Tips
As we all get ready to return to the business of work after the holiday season there are a few issues that may crop up for you. Constantly living and working within the field of change I’ve had people approaching me with their concerns, fear and worries about what might lie ahead for them. When […]