New project - strength training website

I’ve been on a bit of a roll recently and I’m developing another website already. This isn’t either Project Red or Project Blue, which I have referred to before. It’s another small, personal site on a subject close to my heart: strength training.
There seems to be a huge gap in the market for websites that […]

Revamp of dropoutdiaries.com

I’ve been spending all my spare time recently working on this site. I’ve moved it to its own domain (dropoutdiaries.com), changed the design so that the site is easier to navigate and I am sharpening the focus of the site to make it clear that it is primarily about ways of leaving the rat race, […]

Business plan for Project Red

Could I face the dragons… and survive?
Project Red, my online project, has now begun in earnest. I am writing the initial business plan, attempting to answer such basic questions as: How does it work? How does it make money?
The site doesn’t exist yet, so I am plucking numbers out of the air based on what […]

Manifesto for business success

I’ve been having a minor crisis of confidence recently. This can easily happen when you are on your own and don’t have anyone to pep you up. I lost confidence in my business ideas, the projects I want to develop to earn an income for myself. I became temporarily unconvinced that they were good ideas […]

Surfing and money

This is the life! Went for a mid-morning surf today and I was the only person out there. It wasn’t the best session in the world as I didn’t catch many waves. I have a tendency to hover a little too far out, and today I was over-correcting this and also lurking too far in! […]

Newquay 10k road race

I took part in the Newquay 10k road race this morning, organised by the Newquay Road Runners. It’s one of the cheeriest races I’ve been in, lots of smiles and good humour. The weather was warm, which kept spectators and marshalls in good spirits. I liked the goodie bag and memento at the end. Instead […]

Surfboard rack for my bicycle

I purchased this amazing contraption a few days ago. The noble bicycle surfboard rack! As I don’t drive or own a car (or have many friends), this is the only way I can get my surfboard to surf spots that are further than about 10 minutes walk away.
I bought it from Tunnel Vision and Andy […]

Forget Porthemmet - give me Porth!

Today was as warm and sunny as a day in July. I was sunbathing outside in a bikini - in October! This morning I went for a stroll along the cliffs with a friend who lives up the road from me. I took this picture of Watergate Bay in all its glory. In my opinion, […]

Newquay - Padstow hike along south west coast path

A couple of friends are in town this week and today we hiked from Newquay to Padstow. Although it is only 13 miles by road, it is almost twice as far via the South West coastal path, as the way meanders in and out of the coves and beaches.

We decided to leave the path at […]

Surfing session and a lucky sea bass

I was out surfing again this afternoon as the small, clean wave is still there. This time I went to surf at Lusty Glaze, which is the cove just south of my local Porth beach. Rather than heft my surfboard around the cliff path on foot, I decided to launch from Porth beach and paddle […]