11/01/2019, 20:38
Friday, January 11, 2019
Had to reset my Apple ID password, now things aren’t syncing in iMessage. Not a good experience.
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07/01/2019, 21:42
Monday, January 7, 2019
Took the church youth out bowling this evening, great fun had by all as far as I could tell. Got my best score in a while so I’m pretty pleased!
05/01/2019, 21:42
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Over the last year I’ve been using YNAB to help manage my finances. It wasn’t all plain sailing, I had to start fresh on it a couple of times, but it certainly helped me steward my money more wisely. Going into 2018 I had one big goal: get rid of my credit card debt. On 31st December I made the final payment and for the first time in a long time I head in to a new year debt free.
05/01/2019, 21:32
Saturday, January 5, 2019
My Apple TV seems to have gained some new flyover screen savers, some particularly interesting ones of London and a great one flying over Italy at night.
02/01/2019, 22:34
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Nothing quite like a good old fashioned wet shave to relax yourself before bed. Haven’t used my safety razor for a good few months, opting for the speedier electric shaver out of laziness, definitely need to correct that this year.
01/01/2019, 22:20
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Really enjoyed using my iPad so much over the Christmas holiday. Left my Mac at home so I wasn’t tempted to work so all I had was my iPad to do anything substantial on, it really is getting very capable, a few holes still to fill though.
31/12/2018, 15:01
Monday, December 31, 2018
@manton @cheesemaker I can’t sign into my WordPress blog in Sunlit on my iPad, crashes each time I put my password in. Known bug?
30/12/2018, 21:36
Sunday, December 30, 2018
Trying to decide whether to make any resolutions for the new year or if it’s time to try a different approach. I like the idea of a Rule for Life, might try and find a Saturday in January to spend sometime on it.
25/12/2018, 20:37
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14, ESV) Great reminder in church this morning of who Jesus is and why He came. Grateful for a fun day celebrating with my parents remembering such an important message.
24/12/2018, 19:22
Monday, December 24, 2018
Finally finished work for Christmas, looking forward to a week off and a chance to unwind 🍻
23/12/2018, 21:01
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Finally got all the presents wrapped.
22/12/2018, 19:17
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Nothing like a little snooze on the sofa when you’re feeling a bit under the weather. Not such a big fan of sleeping on your hands and them being numb when you wake up, it’s like having rubber gloves for hands.
19/12/2018, 21:08
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Finally got some Christmas cards written. Tomorrow starts the big wrap, after I’ve bought the remaining four presents.
18/12/2018, 20:40
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
I keep finding myself looking at the Apple Watch a lot lately, something about the Series 4 is making it a much more appealing device than previous versions.
16/12/2018, 23:06
Monday, December 17, 2018
Finished a lovely weekend celebrating my Mum’s birthday with a delicious meal out.
15/12/2018, 23:17
Sunday, December 16, 2018
I’m also aiming to find a way of introducing exercise into my weekly routines. I walk a decent amount already, but I need to do more and regain my fitness alongside improving my diet.
15/12/2018, 23:14
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Realising I need to get my diet under control, this year I’ve gained weight rather than lost it and it’s mostly through diet. Anyone got any suggestions for quick, low prep, easy meals for one? Also open to suggestions for meal planning methods, whether they are apps or analog, but one thing that I know doesn’t work for me is the burden of tracking calories with apps like MyFitnessPal.
08/12/2018, 14:07
Saturday, December 8, 2018
I really dislike WordPress paging and custom queries. No matter what I do it never works and it drives me mad.
05/12/2018, 22:18
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Put my Christmas tree up tonight and wrapped my Secret Santa ready for the first Christmas work so if the year. Starting to get into the festive mood now, just need to buy some presents, watch Home Alone, and eat some mince pies.
Two States of Perfection
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
For as long as I can remember I've had a sketchbook on the go. I think I established the habit when I started senior school, but I remember having them back in junior school as well. They’ve been a companion beside me all that time, whether I’ve been drawing, writing, brainstorming, planning, or something else, they’ve helped me to be creative in some form or another. When a new sketchbook arrives, it always brings a moment of joy.
The Blogging Habit
Monday, November 19, 2018
When I first started writing a blog I was 20. It was my first year of university, and I'd somehow stumbled across a couple of random blogs, I'm not entirely sure how, but I know one thing. As soon as I saw them, I wanted one. I dabbled with a free blogger account, and then in my second year at university I bought my first domain and installed WordPress. That was the beginning of having my own personal website, a place where I posted to almost every day, where I taught myself how to build websites.
17/11/2018, 21:33
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Watched the new Coldplay film, A Head Full of Dreams, this evening. Fascinating insight, and a great reminder why they’re my favourite band all these years later. I really hope they continue making albums and AHOD isn’t their last one, despite what Chris Martin keeps saying.
07/11/2018, 16:42
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Spent what felt like an age trying to work out why my WordPress query wasn’t working correctly, turned out I’d typed a hyphen instead of an equals. Typos in code can cause so much stress and frustration sometimes.
05/11/2018, 12:57
Monday, November 5, 2018
New slippers have arrived and I am unreasonably excited by this. They look good, they’re very comfy, and they’re warm. I’m pretty sure I should insert some sort of old man hashtag here…
04/11/2018, 21:25
Sunday, November 4, 2018
Saw First Man at the cinema this evening. Brilliant film, wasn’t quite prepared for the level of intensity it has, but absolutely engrossing. The only downside, some of the cinematography made me feel a little motion sick at times, but without it the film wouldn’t have worked as well. 🎥
30/10/2018, 18:59
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Man alive the new iPad Pro is insane. I’d love to have a play with one of those, just hope that some of the software I need for it to be a viable work alternative arrives soon.
30/10/2018, 18:05
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Catching up on the Apple Event since I couldn’t watch it live while I worked today. The new MacBook Air looks great, I wonder if it’s powerful enough to do frontend web design/dev on.
19/10/2018, 22:16
Friday, October 19, 2018
I told Alexa to speak less, not my Echo just makes a noise when I tell it to change my light setting. It’s exactly how it should be, I wish there was a way to make Siri behave the same way in my iPhone/iPad.
15/10/2018, 20:36
Monday, October 15, 2018
Saw my second NFL game in London last night, the first time the Seahawks have been in the UK so the first time I’ve seen them. What a show! Great atmosphere, even up in the sticks where we were sat. #GoHawks #nfluk
11/10/2018, 06:06
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Winter is coming. Leaving for work in the dark. I don’t like it.