I simultaneously noticed that it’s been challenging knowing what to write about recently and that I’ve yet to write anything personal. These can easily cancel each other out - this week I’ll be experimenting with more personal articles. Do let me know what you think.

Younger brother now in Mexico; life suddenly emptier

Today my brother flew off to Mexico, where he’s going to be teaching English for nine months. My mum & myself are missing him terribly already and confessed that we’ve been ‘emotional’. It’s weird, because I saw him fewer than 12 hours ago and we’ve hardly spent any time together lately.

We did have a good time on Friday though - I took him out to Haagen Dazs, which I promised him about four years ago.

Business, money & ethics

An excellent thing I’ve done today is securing three months of free advertising with Ethical Weddings, for my emergent business Ethical Beads.

Ethical Weddings is (or, will be) “a searchable database of ethical wedding services and products which give you the chance to celebrate your wedding the way you want while giving others something to celebrate too”, which I think is an excellent idea. I found the site as part of my regular research for ethical products; I’m excited about this opportunity because Ethical Beads - as an ethical beads & jewellery store - fits really well in that area. If you decide to join Ethical Weddings, please mention Ethical Beads.

Creative observation & the Genius! list

I have a Genius! list, which I want to share. Steve Pavlina is top of the list, you should listen to his latest podcast (over an hour long, mind; well worth it): The True Nature of Reality.

I find it difficult to take on the subjective reality perception. I want to, because it sounds amazing, but it is challenging. I find it encouraging how passionate Steve is about this (especially evident from his podcasts), especially in conjunction with how he has difficulty with this sometimes as well.

Blogging

It is definitely challenging to maintain frequent & regular updates. Sometimes it’s really easy to know what to post about, other times, not so much. Will just have to see how it continues to develop. I’m very positive about the whole thing because I love writing, I love the topics I write about and I love doing the research.

Entrepreneurship

I’ve had some difficulty trying to explain to my friends what it is I do and what I’m attempting to achieve, even though (I thought) I have this straight in my own mind. So, my next blog post will be about what entrepreneurship means to me. Look out for it on Wednesday!