All the Christmas decorations are down, the new year is well and truly underway now. Since it’s no longer used for Tree lights I now have a spare smart plug, any ideas of how to put it to use?

Straight into a whole day workshop on the first day back to work is a brutal way to start the year. My brain is not awake enough for this.

Really impressed with how well Ulysses works with Micro.blog. Hadn’t realised you could update posts you’ve already published.

I’ve been thinking about how to approach the idea of New Year’s resolutions. I’m not a fan of them, mine have usually failed by the end of the 3rd week of the year, so I’m focusing on developing some habits through small changes. My Mum sent me this article this morning and I really liked some ideas in it. Worth a read if you’re looking for some New Year’s inspiration.

I want my hobby back

One thing I want to do more of this year it to write. Back when I started blogging in 2005 or 2006 I used to post everyday, often more than once. It might have been the novelty of being able to write something and have it appear on the internet for people to read that made it easier. It might also have been that the blogging community was in full force at the time, but one thing is for certain it was my hobby and I enjoyed it.

Since those heady days of the my blog something has gone astray. It might have been that all the bloggers I followed at the time became “serious” about blogging. They made careers out of it, and it made me feel like I had to be “serious” as well. Twitter also had a large impact. A lot of people, myself included, became more focused on posting there than on their blogs. Sharing took place there, but it lacked the same feel. What I do know is that somewhere along the way the joy of blogging disappeared and I lost interest.

Over the years I’ve tried to kick start the habit again but it’s never lasted more than a couple of weeks. This Christmas I’ve had some time to think and reflect over the events of the last couple of years. One thing that has become clear is that I lack a hobby, something for myself, and I want a hobby as much as I’ve realised I need one. I’ve decided that one of my intentions this year is to blog more, to find my hobby again and write for me. I try to journal most days in Obsidian which helps my mental health, but I want my blog to be more. So I’m starting off in January with a simple goal. To post something at lest once a day. Whether it’s a thought, or a link, or a longer piece is irrelevant, I want to make the act of posting a habit again. Most importantly I want to find the joy of sharing again.

Happy new year micro bloggers. I hope 2022 is full of joy and happiness. It’s been a difficult couple of years, let’s hope the next one is a little kinder. God bless.

Forest are unexpectedly on Sky Sports this afternoon after being one of only 2 games in the Championship not to be called off because of a Covid outbreak. Settling in to watch it with my Dad. ⚽️

Well this is my Christmas reading sorted! Enjoyed the TV show on Prime so looking forward to reading this.