So we are back home from a weekend away and reality hits me like a ton of bricks. Last night, I got online and scanned through my Twitter feeds and became quickly disheartened once again with the state of politics in this country, the thousands of people displaced by the flood (a second time) in […]
Goodbye Castlemaine
Our last day in Castlemaine to end a weekend away, saw us head up to the hill to the old Castlemaine Gaol. It was built in the 1860s and permanently closed in the 1960s but now, it’s in the process of being made into different artisan workshops. Certainly last time I was there, there weren’t […]
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
This year, I’ve been slowly doing a slow declutter of our home and contents [no books, artworks, music or yarn has been thrown out so you can all breathe a sigh of relief] but also of all the digital detritus that was making me go slightly crazy. You see, I noticed my attention waning and […]
Dealing with the Naysayers and Nitpickers
One of the things I say to people when showing and sharing their work and learning publicly, openly and transparently is to get ready for the naysayers and nitpickers. Unfortunately, they’re just part of life if you end up sharing your work in online public spaces. They pop up every now and then but don’t […]
Creating an Archive of Blog Posts
Today I finally got around to creating an archive page for this blog that pulls together all the blog posts I have written over the years. I followed the article How to Display All Your WordPress Posts on the One Page and downloaded the Simple Yearly Archive plugin from the WordPress store. I’ve been meaning […]
Enjoying My Birthday
So it’s a bit eye opening to realise that I turned 52 yesterday. The body says I’m 52 but in my mind, I’m 25. At least, that’s what I tell myself when I look in the mirror and notice the skin that’s going papery, the wrinkles around my eyes and the random hairs that seem […]
Enjoying the Moment
I think the whole COVID saga has been some kind of blessing in my life. I don’t usually use words like “blessing” as it has some kind of religious connotations. I’m not religious by any stretch of the imagination however, I believe I am spiritual so I’ll go with the word….for now. An alternative word […]
30 Day Learning Challenge
Recently I found a tweet that had a language learning challenge over 30 days that I wanted to try out: I decided to give it a go and see how it all pans out. A few French speaking people have been helping me along – most prefer to give their feedback through Direct Message as […]
Reflections About Personal Learning This Week – 3 May 2020
Beside my desk at home, I have a list of questions that were created by Kenneth Mikkelsen who wrote the post on The Best Leaders are Constant Learners. Every week, I glance over to it and make a mental note to use it as a means of self reflection for the week. After all, I […]
Reflections about Personal Learning This Week – 26 April 2020
Beside my desk at home, I have a list of questions that were created by Kenneth Mikkelsen who wrote the post on The Best Leaders are the Best Learners. Every week, I glance over to it and make a mental note to use it as a means of self reflection for the week. After all, […]
Frequently Asked Questions I Get About Microsoft Teams
I was being asked similar questions about the use of Microsoft Teams for collaboration and remote working so I decided to collect all the questions and create a resource for answers in the Wakelet. I’m blown away with the massive response to this collection. Thank YOU! Sometimes you just never know if what you share […]
Creativity During Isolation
Despite this time being difficult for many, one of the things I have loved to watch online is the explosion of new people who are now sharing more than ever. Both on LinkedIn and Twitter, my timeline now is abundant with different voices with content that is being shared and retweeted of not just […]
Learning Microsoft Power Automate
One of the Microsoft products I wanted to learn more about was Power Automate which used to be called “Microsoft Flow”. It’s the equivalent of If This Then That or Zapier that allows for workflows to be automated. Sometimes I found myself doing repeated tasks online and I figured, why shouldn’t I just automate them […]
Microsoft Cortex Resources
SharePoint Resources
Answers to Questions about Microsoft Teams
Reflection on Isolation
Three weeks into isolation, I haven’t been outside the house except for a daily morning walk around the park. My husband is still working in an area deemed essential services so he’s the one battling public transport (shouldn’t say ‘battling’ because at peak hour, he tells me there could be up to 4 people on […]
Skills After Corona: Advanced Facilitation Skills
I’ve been an early riser for a while but at this time of home isolation, I’ve been getting up earlier than usual around 3:30 am to 4:30 am and feeling as if I’ve had my fill of sleep. I don’t feel tired during the day but if I do, I have a little cat nap […]
How Do You Handle Distractions?
How do you handle distractions in the workplace? I work 3 days per week. It means I’ve to set boundaries during busy times to get thru client work. It means prioritising client/paid work first and ”going dark” for some hours during the day to get through what I need to get done. This post was […]
Is Social Media Giving You Value?
Is social media giving you value? This is a question that has been floating around in my head this year. Ever since reducing my time on it, not because of anything as exotic as “digital detoxing” or anger over how our private data is used by companies like Facebook, I have started to question what […]