Last year was the first time I had written a list of new years resolutions for myself, mainly aimed at my goals for work, but also taking in family and personal goals. Last week a wrote a review of that list, I did OK, but not brilliant. I definitely over reached, wanting to do too much – taking on both more client work and more personal projects. So this year will be a little different.
Archive for ‘Observations’
Plans for Twenty Twelve
January 2nd, 2012 in Observations
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That was 2011
December 28th, 2011 in ObservationsI’ve just had a read through my 2011 New Years Resolution blog post, to see what I was thinking this time last year and to see if I achieved some of the things I set out for this year. The post is more of a vague wish list rather than a point by point resolution and todo list — something I will do within the next week for 2012 — so it’s hard to put a score on how I did.
Trying To Do Too Much
November 26th, 2011 in Design, ObservationsIf you’re a freelancer who’s taking on too much work, then I highly recommend you read this book: “So Few Of Me” by Peter H. Reynolds.
Before the end of the year…
November 10th, 2011 in ObservationsThere are 53 days list of 2011, this is a list of all the projects and big tasks I need and want to get done by the end of the year – the majority of which will be done over the Christmas holidays.
My 10 Things
August 24th, 2011 in ObservationsTen answers to ten questions about what makes me happy, what inspires me and my favourite places to be.
Why Everton
August 7th, 2011 in ObservationsThe short answer has always been why not, but for someone who lives 257 miles away from Goodison Park – I guess it needs a more in-depth answer. I was 10 in 1989, still at primary school and I hadn’t yet made “the most important decision of my life” – which Football team to support.
New Year Resolutions
January 6th, 2011 in ObservationsLast year was manic — so much happened in the space of 12 months it’s hard to take stock and write them all here, I became a Dad, I took on lots more freelance work than the previous year, which was great — but sometimes it was too much work.
Thoughts on Spec Work
November 24th, 2010 in Design, ObservationsOver the last few months the web / graphic design community has taken a stand against spec work, including posts by Paul Boag and a template style letter from Paul Annett. I completely agree with their points and the reasons we should turn away speculative jobs — I’ve turned away speculative work myself in the past, but after reading David Airey’s response I realised that I had a different perspective to call on.
Excellent Customer Service
August 25th, 2010 in ObservationsWhile charging our Kodak Zi8 video camera a couple of nights ago, I managed to cook it so much so that it lost all willingness to switch on let alone shoot any video. Using the wrong power adapter probably didn’t help! We’d only had it for about 2 and a half months – so as it was out of it’s 30 purchase window and not faulty – I didn’t think I’d be able to get it sorted without a possibly insurance claim citing my clumsiness.
Internet Scams – Fake Cheques
June 25th, 2009 in Design, ObservationsOver the last few months I’ve tried to be scammed on a number of occasions, all I’ve done to invite them is to have a website promoting my freelance website design services, use ebay to auction an ipod touch and place an advert on autotrader to sell a car. Apart from my own website, the [...]
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