Minimalism - Online Income - ESL - Japan
So, I had my annual health checkup the other day, and the doctor told me something that I wasn’t expecting. Apparently, my cholesterol levels are higher than they should be. Now, I’m no health nut, but I wasn’t exactly expecting this news. I mean, I eat cheese on toast every day for breakfast and I snack on chocolates between my English classes. But I guess those little indulgences have caught […]
I started making a list of things I’d like to try that are out of my comfort zone. First I wrote down, “use a soldering iron”, followed by “strip wallpaper and paint wall”, then, “learn how to cut, sand and stain wood”. And then I remembered the sink we have upstairs that has a ring of dirt around the plughole, and so I added “clean sink like a pro” to […]
I’ve been watching a lot of Andrew Kirby recently. This kid is less than half my age, but has twice the wisdom! Recently, he talked about how you can look at your past behavior to plan a strategy for the future, and included a quote about a boat needing to know which port it’s heading to, or it’ll get lost. I’m in my late-forties, which seems like a good time […]
It’s been 8 years since my last video on the Long Countdown YouTube channel, and I’m sorely tempted to post something new. Living where I do, in central Japan, I’m well positioned to make my own lifestyle/travel/adventure videos, and I’m not that far off the magic 1,000 subscriber mark. That said, if I did return to YouTube, I’d have to set some ground rules: Be authentic Just be me. That […]