As promised (to myself), I stuck to my word and got another early night last night whoopwhoop – so was ready to roll when the alarm went off this morning... and so was Jude for that matter - I didn't even have to wake him up! When I went down to make my coffee and his cereal I saw the lounge light and TV go on lol. After dropping Jude, I sat down and did all my “daily necessaries” for my 
Office Relocation, Steemit Trolls and "Confidence" - #Ulog Entry No. 4
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Although I am quite happy to work in my own space most of the time, I do have my days where I just feel the need to venture elsewhere to work. Today was one of those days. It needn’t be somewhere particularly special, just somewhere different – with a different view, a different energy and new background noises. In many ways I find it inspires me… and I also enjoy how it allows me moments to simply ”contemplate” as I watch whatever is transpiring around me…
So today, I headed down to a local restaurant call Four & Twenty. It is about a 10 min drive from where I live and is a favourite of the locals. The food there is rather pricey, but the atmosphere is wonderfully conducive to being productive as there is a constant hum of activity around you and nobody really gives a sh!t that you are there as they are all wrapped up in their own work or affairs of other kinds.
Upon arrival I was absolutely starving, so the very first thing I did was order a latté and my breakfast - which was a "build a breakfast" where you can select singular items off the menu And…. I am VERY proud to say that I made it through day two – carb free… YAY ME! haha! I was SOOOOO tempted to order a croissant or something like that – but I opted for some scrambled egg, a spicy chorizo sausage and a little bit of rocket and tomato. Accompanied by the latté it was MORE than enough for me and was SUPER tasty too! Plus, I got to grin like a Cheshire cat afterwards because I didn’t cave!
Once breakfast was out of the way, I got stuck into writing and as promised in yesterday’s Ulog I shared my reinvention of our left over braai meat – which you can check out here if it takes your fancy….
The wifi in public places like this is decent but not fabulous – probably because there are so many people who come there to work and use it… so sometimes, the uploading of pics etc. can take a little longer than what you are used to – but I honestly didn’t mind, as it gave me moments in-between to simply stop and enjoy the surrounds. It was really nice to get out for a bit, be it mostly alone and in a little corner in a restaurant, with my earphones playing in one ear…
Once I was pretty much done with what I wanted to do, and my laptop battery was basically dead, I headed off to go fetch Jude from school and take him for a hair cut. (I have yet to nab him for a photo of that lol) - Wait... hold that thought - let me do that now! (if he will oblige lol)
was not particularly receptive initially hahahaha....
But nothing a little tickling and teasing from mom can't fix! hehehehe!!!
It was a wonderful day all round and I really enjoyed the change of scenery…
Frustratingly though, when home and getting to the point of opening my laptop again I was greeted with SUCH an annoying comment on one of my posts (again)!!! - This particular individual was removed from our
Let it just be said that I have had BOOK LONG essays left in my comment threads by this guy on a repeated basis which have absolutely NOTHING to do with what I have written, I have asked nicely, asked firmly and then demanded that he get off my posts - but alas… HE seems to be CONFIDENT enough to disrespect the wishes of others and brow beat his opinions onto them***. I have threatened to downvote him at least twice – but to be frank, would rather make use of my VP in a positive manner rather than squander it on him – hence I am making light of this pestering behaviour here instead – and somehow, I would not be shocked if he has CONFIDENCE enough to comment again here…lol!
So, in tally… a creepy sexual predator of some kind yesterday and a troll today – never a dull moment on social media hey ;) lol – perhaps I should start a “fan mail wall” full of screenshots hahahaha!!! – maybe not…. :/ lol!
It did however cross my mind after this brief comment engagement today, how it is, that other people can “brand” another as confident… People, in fact MANY people, walk around with masks on all day every day! They smile, greet, engage and do whatever they (feel) they need to or want to – but this does not mean they are confident. I am anything BUT confident, except in my sphere of business. I am actually incredibly insecure! I am a complete social introvert and I spend FAR too much time doubting myself and my capabilities in general. In fact, I have punished myself with this treatment my entire life and have missed out on a lot because of it… but as I get older and learn to care a little less each year as to what others think of me or my actions I am learning to come out of that shell and have a little bit of “fun” with myself and my life. The ONLY person that knows the stories within me, is ME and nobody – not the above mentioned nor anyone else has the right to take that progress away from me, spoil it or make me feel bad about it… what they CAN do however (a phrase my sister in law used recently which I loved)… is build a fncking bridge and buy a mirror! Hahahaha!!!
Anyhoo, despite that minor little glitch, it was a fabulous day all round. I decided not to wrap myself up in the annoyance, but rather to chat to all the amazing people on our discord server and my energy was shifted within seconds!
So, to another FABULOUSLY productive day… here is ME RELAXING for a bit…. all ”CONFIDENT” ‘n stuff LOL!
Cheers peeps! Hope you all have an epic evening / day ahead! Love you all long time!!!!
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