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The Bedford Hive Meetup

Last week was A very positive week. It has also been A perfect weekend. The weekend has been an exciting one, as on Saturday I set out on some travels. I battle...

Power To Believe, Break Through The Barrier

“You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft that you will die without ever realising your true potential.” Quote from David Goggins in his book ...

A Small Win That Means a Lot, and Progress Worth Celebrating

Greetings and happy Thursday. This week has been a great week for me despite the lack of work. That is because I have been very busy and even have something to ...

Adventures and Socialising

It is safe to say i want to socialise as much as i can going forward, i went through a dark patch in life and kept quiet and didn't talk to anyone, i never wann...

Expanding ones mind and living more in the moment

All photos are my own unless otherwise stated during this year i have set myself some small yet life changing goals. Eat healthier, be more active, read more an...

A Step Toward Success and Self Discovery. Be the Penguin

What does happiness mean to you? What does happiness look like in your life right now? What are you doing in life right now? These are three powerful questions ...

VrChat hangouts

The bad weather has made me stay indoors a bit more recently. I am still exercising with gym and little bike rides but the constant cold, rain and even snow has...

On a Journey of Career Growth and Success

A bit more spontaneous and off-the-cuff today, but I figured why not share a little more of my personal life as I continue looking for more stable work and focu...

Last phase of our European rail trip via Venice

I have previously reported on this trip in: From UK into Germany On to Innsbruck Next we traveled down through the Alps over the Brenner Pass to Venice. It was ...

Being More Healthy

2025 was a very lazy year, my Parkruns stopped and focusing on better health didn't exist. Two reasons for this one was just lazyness and feeling down to much w...

Hive New Goals

Over the past week i have teased many goals of mine for Hive in 2026 and having recently found this cool site Here that can give me a flash card of goals and my...

Further rail travel adventures around Europe: Into Austria

Yesterday I posted about the first half of our Christmas and New Year trip around Europe. We spent Christmas in Magdeburg in the former East Germany with our ki...

VRChat: Escaping The Real World

VrChat is a game, for those that are unsure it is an online social game where people hang out in virtual worlds using custom avatars. if you have been on Hive f...

The joys and challenges of Europe by rail

We have done a fair bit of travelling around Europe and some of our recent trips and been totally by train. That can be challenging. On one trip we were trying ...

Staying Positive Through Job Challenges and Financial Struggles

By the time this post is published i will likely be at work, unless i am not picked and given the day off instead. That is just one of many reasons of why i dis...

Reading: Starting 2026 Off Right

Last year i got into reading and towards the end of 2025 i started doing auidiobooks. it is safe to say it is a new hobby of mine that i enjoy. I have been read...

A Fresh Setup

With new ambitions, resolutions, and a fresh year ahead, I thought it was right to move my room around, and despite my basic work area setup, it was time to reo...

Catton Parkrun, Norwich, United Kingdom

New year, fresh starts. What a way to begin the year with a special Parkrun event on New Year’s Day. Typically, Parkruns are held on Saturdays, but some locatio...

The Barbershop Talk

Image source The barbershop is a staple in everyday men’s grooming. Some people go often, others not so much, and maybe some no longer go at all and do it thems...

Profile clean up

I have been busy on Hive over the past month. Blog posts, commenting/curating, witness vote updates, follow list updates and just about every change possible. A...