The online home and (not so) alter(ed)-ego of Ann McMeekin Carrier. New Mum, Photographer, Knitter, Petrolhead, Shoe and Stationery Obsessive and User Experience Consultant at Lab49.
In March 2000 I finally got around to setting up a blog on Blogger and made my first couple of tentative posts. The next day, the entire blog community (or so it seemed) upped and left for Austin, Texas to attend SXSW 2000, and so began a multi-year cycle of envy and avid blog watching, [...]
I missed my 11 year bloggiversary yesterday because I was too busy being nauseous. So here’s a kitten to make up for it.
It’s oh so quiet. Shh. Shh. It’s oh… so still… … … The mud-coloured sea rolls ever inward. Above the treeline the gulls swoop and wheel, dancing on the wind. In the mist beyond the tree, a P&O Ferry appears, moving inexorably toward harbour. It’s cold here. The chill’s cold fingers sneak between and beneath [...]
In 2011, I will: Get more sleep. Find better work/life balance. Do more exercise. Make better choices about food. Listen more. Talk less. Do more “one minute” chores immediately. Learn new things. Be less critical. Be more supportive. Create more. Fail more. Worry less. Enjoy myself, because life is too short not to.
I have a new mantra: I am the best, healthiest, most beautiful me that my genetics and my effort allow. If you don’t like it, take a walk! Many thanks to Maureen from Mount Kisco, NY for her words of wisdom.