Month: January 2018

…. eeek!!!  Where has this month gone?

It’s already nearly February and what has happened to the time-line for my goals?

Well, not a lot..

Have managed to advance a bit – on the lines of one step forward and two backwards..   Although it’s not much of an excuse, in fairness, my hips have been giving me a lot of grief, so had to adapt some of my plans accordingly.  Constant pain is very enervating and can be very demoralising..

Had two interviews for jobs that, had they been presented at an earlier stage in my US temping ‘career’ would have been very interesting.  However, even though I’d have liked to have been offered them (on principle), I realised that actually, I didn’t wish the stress or even this kind of work anymore.  Being in a support role no longer appeals.

Temping in the States is a very different animal from the UK:  one actually has to be interviewed for what they call a ‘contract’ position;  not quite what I understand by temping – with one week here, a couple of weeks there or maybe even a month.

Spending a lot of time in bed – with my laptop – has forced me to think about what I actually wish to do with the rest of my life (however long this might be).  Not to mention, I need a decent income.  Bad financial decisions earlier in my life have left me less than secure money-wise and, my pensions don’t really cover anything other than  basic expenses.  Mind you, my UK health insurance premium is a killer..

Now focusing on working for myself;  just wish I knew at what.  Sometimes being a Jill of all Trades is a serious disadvantage…

So, this wasn’t quite the post I was going to write, but never mind..

Sometimes, the words just tumble out spontaneously.

 

 

 

…. you obviously haven’t been in bed with a mosquito…

Between the Ag-Chemical companies, Big Pharma and the Food Manufacturing Industry – including some sections of the Farming Industry- our health nowadays is often severely compromised.  In fact, I would go so far as to say that in many instances, we are actually being slowly poisoned.. And, in the Western World, the medical model used to treat diseases et al is now outdated, with the result that many suggested treatments – instead of helping us – are often actually detrimental to our well-being.

These industries fund studies that are flawed and omit any mention of harmful side-effects, thereby lulling people into a false sense of security.

And, in today’s world, with the sheer volume of information being available and so much of it being false, it is hard to know whom to believe, so the big conglomerates get away with lying to the population at large.  Not helped by so many people’s attention spans being incredibly short nowadays.

What is of particular concern, however, is the fact that the aforementioned industries are doing their best to cover up their dubious activities. Worse, they are often working hard behind the scenes not only to suppress any exposure of their nefarious practices, but discredit those who bring their actions to public attention.

However, there are still many individuals and organisations that are prepared to fight against this corruption and are working hard to publicise what is actually going on.  They need our support, so whenever possible, let us help them;  often, all we need to do is to sign a petition.  Numbers DO matter and change CAN be effected if enough people create that ‘tipping point’.

 

So much for my New Year’s Resolution to post more regularly..

Addiction takes many forms..  And, in today’s society, it is telling that Ariana Huffington has deemed it necessary to have worked with Samsung to develop an app to deal with smart phone addiction.  (Even though I’ve finally succumbed and now got a smart phone, it is only because I’m starting a network marketing business that is mainly phone-based and has two apps that I can’t download to my flip phone)…

What is wrong with people today?  Can’t they think for themselves any more??  Why are so many obsessed with Facebook and what their friends / acquaintances are doing??  Don’t they have a life?  Or are they so stimulation-derived that they have keep tabs on what others are doing virtually every minute of the day in order to feel that they are alive?

Why do people feel the need to post photos of their activities all the time – many of which are actually mind-numbingly boring and uninspiring and / or post inane comments as well.  Is it a sub-conscious desire to be famous?

Hardly surprising that identity-theft is on the rise – not to mention burglaries.  What do people expect – when they post their holiday photos on-line..

I just don’t get it.

Probably because I’m an anachronism in so many ways..