Wandering and Wondering

Wandering and Wondering

  • Want to work remotely? Use WISE (formerly Transferwise)

    Transferwise (now known as Wise) has made it easy for me to receive payments in currencies other than my own and to convert between currencies. As part of my remote work, I earn in USD (United States Dollars) and I… Continue reading

  • All the World is a Garden

    If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden. Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden One of my favourite films growing up, and indeed the book it was based on, was The Secret… Continue reading

  • Samhain – The Thinning of the Veil

    The evening of the 30th of April is the traditional night that people in the southern hemisphere celebrate Samhain, an ancient Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the darker half of the year. This… Continue reading

  • Summer Depression

    Increasingly, mental health is a subject that is being broached more often, both online and in conversation. At this point is quite well understood how depression can be seasonally affected, particularly in regard to the shorter days and reduced exposure… Continue reading

  • Flexibility vs. Routine

    Despite my best efforts, I took a break from daily posting to make space for social busyness and this past weekend of epic fun (a few months ago). This is an excellent example of how freedom from schedule can sometimes… Continue reading

  • My Journey with Anti-Depressants

    Last year (2019) I ended up visiting my doctor around May with the suspicion that I was anaemic, as I was struggling to do the simplest of tasks at work. I was constantly exhausted, sleepy, drained and could barely get… Continue reading

  • A little Inspirational Something

    Be compassionate to yourself, and recognise what your mind/body needs. If it is rest, give it rest, if it is progress, make some progress, if it is food, eat something. You will do well. Just take the first step. Continue reading

  • Summer (and Solstice) Update

    The summer solstice is when the Sun reaches its highest position in the sky and it is the day with the longest period of daylight. Within the Antarctic circle (for the southern hemisphere), there is continuous daylight around the summer solstice.… Continue reading

  • DDF a.k.a. Dear Friend

    I miss you. Dear Friend, I wish I could tell you about all of my exciting, upcoming life plans, and here about everything you’ve got planned for the coming year. I wish we could yabber away together the way we… Continue reading

  • Boxing Day Vibes

    All my friends are blobbing, blobbing in their homes. Waiting for the food to settle, waiting for the gloam. Christmas day was lovely, Christmas day was swell, Now we’re all exhausted, So we retreat into our shells. Grandparents are gone… Continue reading