Full disclosure, I’m an Android user. I was an iPhone user for many years, but around the time that iOS 7 came out I made the jump from Apple to Google. I regard iPhone as being more fancy, with Android being more utilitarian. And that works better for me. When using smartphones started becoming more indispensable, […]
We all have those things that irk us, grind our gears, make our blood boil, or our skin crawl. These can be big or small things, and we each have our own reasons that these things bug us, but here are mine. Bad grammar My parents are both teachers. Every once in a while, I […]
I don’t have a lot of peace. Even if things appear calm, cool, and collected on the outside, the inside of my brain is a rat’s nest of stresses and insecurities. I don’t have anxiety that needs to be cured, only problems that need to be solved. That’s what occupies my consciousness 99% of the time, […]
Today I want to talk about a list of things that I make a concerted effort to avoid doing. I adhere to them as much as my will allows, which some days is not very much. I am only human. Buy coffee I drink two or three cups of coffee per day. If I buy every […]
First, some clarity: Worldview A particular philosophy of life or conception of the world. Social Media A slang term for the current state of the internet. The answer to this question is actually pretty simple; it is exactly the same as it would be without, but more extreme in either direction. I believe that the […]
This is another self-analysis that I’ve been struggling with for some time. Throughout my life, I’ve always looked at experiences or skills or hobbies or careers that I thought were cool and thought “I’d really like to do that.” At which point my mother’s voice in my head would kick in and tell me that […]
This is a topic that I’ve really wrestled with over the years, as saying ‘no’ is not something that comes easily to me. “Want to help me move?” Okay. “Can you take my shift?” No problem. “Can you pick me up at the airport?” What time? I don’t mind helping people out at all, except […]
For anyone who doesn’t know, I own a social media marketing business called Modern Marketing. I not only post on social media, but I consume a lot of other people’s posts as well, and there is one trend that continues to bug me. It’s something that I see time and time again, and each time […]