What has been happening in the Oh Waily world a month and a bit after throwing off the social media shackles? It has been a wonderful time of not scrolling, checking-in just in case there's something new, or thinking about every day events in terms of being possible "posting material". Surprisingly I have suffered absolutely … Continue reading The Post-Social Media World
Resurrecting Hobbies
It has been done! The delete button has been pressed and I am now free from social media. Now what? <drums fingers nervously on the counter> All of that scroll-free, constant-checking free time is now floating around looking for something to fill it back up. So I have been thinking about how best to use … Continue reading Resurrecting Hobbies
FOMO
A couple of days ago I did the unthinkable. I deleted a social media account. You will probably know that I recently deleted my Facebook pages for this blog and The Pukeko Patch. I thought that was a pretty decent first step in my self-styled "slow retreat" from the increasingly unpleasant world that this section … Continue reading FOMO
2019 Word Theme
Around this time last year I decided to do a Happier Podcast "try this at home" tip. That tip was to choose a one word theme for the year. My 2018 word was Balance. It was meant as a reminder and a goal for the year but that didn't pan out so well. My year … Continue reading 2019 Word Theme
Dedicate
I haven't been taking enough care of myself this year, despite having chosen "Balance" as my word theme. It took until very late in the year to find a way to gain outer accountability for this obliger, but I finally got there. Along the way I took an Obliger Vacation that looked a bit like … Continue reading Dedicate