We’re well and truly into “savings” mode at the moment. We have a financial plan, and a budget for the trip, and we’re just counting down the days until our flight. Oh, there’s still more to do before then - much more - but it’s close enough to be exciting. And of course, in the midst of all this penny-pinching, Dee has found herself some new shoes.
They’re not exactly hiking boots - in fact, they’re rather slippery (she’s nearly fallen whilst sliding around on the kitcfhen tiles) - but they’re still rather nice I think. She’s been looking for something similar for ages now, and these came from Planet Shoes. They do some vegan products too, which is cool.
In other news, this is the first post written with my new Dvorak keyboard layout. It is naturally taking ages to write. Oh, and via the wonders of modern technology I can show you all a simulation of how our life in Scotland will shape and mould me as a man:
Should be a grand old adventure!
We bought an apartment! A beautiful, quirky three-bedroom apartment on the ground-floor of The Malthouse, nestled snugly in the much-coveted locale of Summer Hill, a medium density community that is close to school, transport, markets, parks, and cycleways.
In the blink of an eye, another weekend has come and gone. It’s a familiar feeling that many of us experience - the sensation that time is flying by, leaving us wondering where the hours and days have vanished to.
After too many years, I’m finally building myself a NAS: network-attached storage, a device for backing up files, photos, and all the data that is otherwise in the cloud. Say goodbye, FANGs, I’m going self-hosted.