Category: Work-Life Balance
In October 2024, my family and I moved to a new home in Somerset. I’m on a journey to reshape my work-life balance, tilting towards living more fully. My garden studio—a personal creative space separate from my house—symbolises this shift and reflects my passion for harmonising work and life in meaningful ways. You can read more about this personal chapter here.
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Letting Go of SEO and Writing for Engagement
For years, search engine optimisation (SEO) was a key consideration in my approach to blogging. Like many people, I optimised WordPress with metadata, lightweight themes, and SEO plugins. But as I transition from self-hosted WordPress to hosted Ghost, I find…
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Completing the Move From WordPress to Ghost
Over the past few months, I’ve been on a journey to transition my blog from self-hosted WordPress, where it has lived for nearly two decades, to hosted Ghost Pro, a platform designed for a more streamlined, distraction-free writing and publishing…
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From WordPress to Ghost: Embracing Simplicity in Blogging
For nearly two decades, my online home has been WordPress. But now, it feels like the right time to move on, so I’m preparing for a move to Ghost, a platform that is a compelling alternative to WordPress. WordPress has…
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Collaborating with ChatGPT Plus on a LinkedIn Refresh
After 20 years on LinkedIn, I decided it was time for a complete refresh and to create a profile that better reflects who I am today and where I’m heading, professionally and personally. How often do you update or change…
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Intentional Aspirations and Work-Life Balance
Imagine this: a modern garden studio nestled in the idyllic Somerset countryside, its Deep Brunswick Green exterior blending harmoniously with the lush surroundings, crowned by a soft-red tiled roof that echoes the charm of the nearby house. Through the studio’s…