If you know me and have been sent a link and are wondering what this is all about then bear with me. If you don’t know me and have ended up here you have either terribly mistyped whatever you were looking for or have been pointed here by someone else. If the latter then I am grateful and surprised but unfortunately I cannot provide a great deal more clarity than to those I do know. Being honest I don’t really know where this is going myself. All I do know at this stage is that I have three months of no work, I am doing some stuff, I am intrigued to see what I fell and what I think throughout the duration and I like writing. So I am going to write. I promise you it’s not going to be a travel diary and it probably won’t change your perspective on too many things that actually matter. I will write whatever comes into my mind and I will try and write every day and see where that takes us. I am hoping it will therapy for me and sometimes vaguely entertaining for others. If it’s not and the only person who reads it is my mum, then at least she will know what I am thinking for 3 months. If my mum gives up then I might phone work and see if they will have me back early.
Actually the bit about work is not true and if you have come here hoping to hear my insightful views on the world of finance and business then being up front this is not going to be the blog for you. Amongst the many vows I have made to myself at the outset one is that I am going to properly disconnect from work for the entire period. No checking in with people, no finding out how things are getting on and if people are missing me and no reading of work emails. Can I pull it off? I hope so. I hope I realise I am not as important as I think I am and that it is an example to others that no one is as important as they think they are.
So what do I have planned? I have a few trips lined up and am starting with a week in Cyprus to make some more concrete plans, switch off from work and find inner peace. If I can’t find inner peace then a good restaurant selling kleftiko and Keo beer will be a more than acceptable substitute. Oh, and one other thing that has been floating around my head for a while is that I want to try and use the three months to meet up with the ten famous people who have made biggest mark on my life to this point. What meeting up means I am not actually sure and whether they will want to meet up with my only time will tell. Whilst my preparations for the three moths have been somewhat limited (the arranging of a trip to Borneo to see some orangutans aside) I have spent a few nights before I drop off to sleep narrowing down who the ten will be. So buckle up and enjoy the ride. If you like what you are reading drop me an encouraging comment and it will keep me writing. If you don’t then I have never been trolled so maybe have a go at that!