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Learn more: what's a Now Page?
This version: 2022-08-27
What am I up to right /now?
What was I up to back then?
This was my /now page. It was written with two main goals mind:
- To answer the prompt:
Think of what youād tell a friend you hadnāt seen in a year.
- To provide focus, clarity and public accountability on my goals.
Oh, blimey. Itās been almost exactly 1 year since I wrote one of these. (1 year and 1 day!)
There have been some big changesā¦
What's new in my life?
ā®ļøĀ Gave co-living a try - kinda
I spent 3 months living in a co-living space in Wembley.
Turns out Iām a big fan of Wembley. Itās lively! Good buskers, hustle/bustle and - importantly - I was two minutes from a Lidl.
However, Wembley did feel quite pricey considering how far out it is.
Additionally, the co-living did not have much of the ācoā part. The building I was in had lots of self-contained units, with good communal space, but not much of a communal atmosphere or spirit.
However, it did have a private cinema, which I made good use of:
- Binged Stranger Things in it
- Watched England win the Euros Women Finals in it
Iād be interested in trying co-living properly at some point.
š Ā Iām back in the West Midlands
After my lease expired, I moved out of London to base myself back in the West Midlands (#boomerang).
My original intention was to use that as a launchpad to travel and write a book, so it didnāt make sense to have a London rent as an outgoing for that.
However, my plans changed, becauseā¦
šØĀ Iām building a startup
This, of course, is maybe the big news.
Iāll be posting more about this in due courseā¦!
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What am I focusing on?
err, building a startup, as you might expect.
However, other things: Iām delighted to have been invited to speak at LeadDev Berlin!
I attended LeadDev London just a few months ago and to be in the speaker role now is very exciting.
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