My rambling blog posts!

  Whilst browsing online the other evening, I saw a facebook post that posed the question "what old-fashioned values/habits or objects do you still use today?" and it got me thinking.  I'm 40 and therefore I do have certain habits and values that may be classed as old-fashioned nowadays; I think we all do to some degree. I think technology is a fantastic thing so I'm not a technophobe at all, (although I still can't get my head around the concept of a 3d printer, my brain isn't capable of understanding that whatsoever), I think advances in technology are astounding and anything that makes life easier is welcomed by me. I've also not got an old-fashioned attitude really, for example I firmly believe in equality rught across the board,  I have no bigoted viewpoints; I am not remotely sexist, racist, homophobic,  transphobic, etc. This is not to say that everyone was "back then" but attitudes have definitely shifted for the better nowadays in my opi...

  Do you remember those old BT adverts where Bob Hoskins would state that it's good to talk? Well, I can remember thinking that no, it wasn't, not at all in fact. I found social interaction and other people stressful. The anxiety involved in even attempting conversation with someone else was enough for me to just give up on the idea entirely, I figured I'd rather deal with loneliness than stress.  Fast forward to the current day and my outlook has changed significantly - I love to talk, connect with friends and also I've even made some new friends along the way! How rather wonderful! I often talk about "time" in my blogs, the rapid passing of time is a regular concern of mine. Time is a funny thing really, it is nice seeing changes over time and having to adapt to new changes that come over the years - both good and bad. Dear friends of mine recently had a change in their circumstances as their son went off to uni which is of course a good thing, but it requir...