http://stirlyn.co.uk The Ramblings of a Long Time Procrastinator Sat, 19 Apr 2014 01:00:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.6 http://stirlyn.co.uk/inspiration-comes-in-many-forms/ http://stirlyn.co.uk/inspiration-comes-in-many-forms/#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2013 18:05:29 +0000 http://stirlyn.co.uk/?p=752 I like this image supposedly from a Mercedes Benz advert. I don’t remember the ad, I saw this image first on a HD wallpaper website. It’s a marvellous visual feast of colour exploding on the right hand side and simplicity and control on the left. It appeals because it is two sides that every one […]]]> http://stirlyn.co.uk/inspiration-comes-in-many-forms/feed/ 0 http://stirlyn.co.uk/house-search-in-london-begins/ http://stirlyn.co.uk/house-search-in-london-begins/#respond Sat, 29 Jun 2013 23:15:07 +0000 http://stirlyn.co.uk/?p=731 So my time as a tenant I feel has got to end soon. The change of locations raising London rents and problems with dealing with landlords who are not all that willing to spend money on repairs and the up keep of their properties unless you drag them kicking and screaming through constant communication, arguing […]]]> http://stirlyn.co.uk/house-search-in-london-begins/feed/ 0 http://stirlyn.co.uk/a-little-bit-of-october-sun/ http://stirlyn.co.uk/a-little-bit-of-october-sun/#respond Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:58:34 +0000 http://stirlyn.co.uk/?p=708 http://stirlyn.co.uk/a-little-bit-of-october-sun/feed/ 0 http://stirlyn.co.uk/las-vegas-the-last-word-in-authenticity/ http://stirlyn.co.uk/las-vegas-the-last-word-in-authenticity/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:39:21 +0000 http://stirlyn.co.uk/?p=676 I’ve been looking forward to this trip for ages, dreams of breaking the bank and coming home with a million dollars. How you do that I don’t know since you’re only allowed to take $10,000 out of the country, but since there were five of us travelling, I guess spreading it around the group would […]]]> http://stirlyn.co.uk/las-vegas-the-last-word-in-authenticity/feed/ 0 http://stirlyn.co.uk/spot-of-golf/ http://stirlyn.co.uk/spot-of-golf/#respond Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:24:41 +0000 http://stirlyn.co.uk/?p=299 After not feeling too hot over the weekend, I am back to winning ways again thanks to some rest, water and lemons. I find 30 degrees in the City is too hot, especially because it’s so built up. It’s fine if you’re in the country or by a beach but in a a concrete jungle […]]]> http://stirlyn.co.uk/spot-of-golf/feed/ 0 http://stirlyn.co.uk/create-lists-to-improve-your-future/ http://stirlyn.co.uk/create-lists-to-improve-your-future/#respond Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:59:20 +0000 http://stirlyn.co.uk/?p=640 This is a little gem of a idea, it’s not new, been around for donkeys years, but the simplicity with which just doing this really small thing, keeping a list, can change so much you may rue the opportunities missed before you took up the practice]]> http://stirlyn.co.uk/create-lists-to-improve-your-future/feed/ 0 http://stirlyn.co.uk/i-hate-my-telephone-voice/ http://stirlyn.co.uk/i-hate-my-telephone-voice/#respond Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:50:14 +0000 http://stirlyn.co.uk/?p=655 Since today is traditionally my play day, the project I thought of today is called “I hate my telephone voice” (working title). It is for people who run solo or small businesses who are vocally challenged when it comes to the phone who want to project a voice that matches their brand values. It will […]]]> http://stirlyn.co.uk/i-hate-my-telephone-voice/feed/ 0 http://stirlyn.co.uk/how-many-is-too-many/ http://stirlyn.co.uk/how-many-is-too-many/#respond Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:55:08 +0000 http://stirlyn.co.uk/?p=649 Careers is what I am talking about today. Had a conversation with a few mates last week about how many careers you can have in your lifetime. I reckon anyone is quite justified in having at least three. Of course this can depend on how much you enjoy what you do, but if you don’t […]]]> http://stirlyn.co.uk/how-many-is-too-many/feed/ 0 http://stirlyn.co.uk/how-to-become-a-writer/ http://stirlyn.co.uk/how-to-become-a-writer/#respond Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:43:13 +0000 http://stirlyn.co.uk/?p=637 A few years ago, I decided to indulge myself and went back to college for a year and did a course in Journalism. It was a part time evening course, once or twice per week, which I enrolled upon really to satisfy my curiosity about the world of news reporting. I enjoyed it thoroughly and […]]]> http://stirlyn.co.uk/how-to-become-a-writer/feed/ 0 http://stirlyn.co.uk/write-yourself-a-new-story/ http://stirlyn.co.uk/write-yourself-a-new-story/#respond Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:13:46 +0000 http://stirlyn.co.uk/?p=538 It is inevitable, don’t even try to deny it, at this time of year, we all look back and reflect on the past 12 months, and judge ourselves against a bewildering level of social barometers as to whether we’ve done good, or done rubbish. In fact, there are some people who do this every month! […]]]> http://stirlyn.co.uk/write-yourself-a-new-story/feed/ 0