This blog has been running for just over 2 months now, so I figured it might make sense to post a recap of what’s been going on. Mainly for my own benefit, but you’re welcome to read along!
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The biggest event of the summer so far was definitely moving house, from our home of many years to a temporary flat further east, bringing with it new views and a new commute.
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Travel has been limited to a day trip to Brighton and 2 weeks in Sweden for holiday and remote working, with an enjoyable trip to the island Klädesholmen up the coast, as well as a bit of boating.
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Culturally, it’s been a pretty decent period. I’ve been to V&A East, The Serpentine Pavilion, Tate modern, Pilane Sculpture Park in Sweden, The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, NIGO at the Design Museum, The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration and Anish Kapoor at Hayward Gallery. I’ve also attended two Proms at Royal Albert Hall.
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Personal projects have obviously involved the blog itself, which I launched on 24 May, using AI to build my own static site generator. I’ve also been playing around with creating some signal flag icons as well as a rainbow blow logo for a different kind of signalling. I also started a reboot of my wardrobe, which I need to get back to.
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Life stuff hasn’t been too dramatic, but I did a write-up of my values as well as a life-tracker to keep my focus. My birthday is coming up, so it’s likely I will soon start creating a plan for what my next year might look like.
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Financially, I’ve been getting used to the higher expenses in the new place, including a hike in travel costs.
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What I bought has been limited to day-to-day items, with nothing new or exciting to report, except for one thing I will post about when it arrives.
So far, so good! 😊