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Later this year, I will turn 40. They say that life begins at 40. I say the path towards middle age begins at 40. I am beginning to realise that the youth which I possess and take for granted will begin to evade me and I find myself desperately clinging to it. What have I achieved? I ask myself. I have achieved some things but quite frankly not enough. As I near the end of my thirties, I have to give myself some advice. Advice 1 - do not rest on your laurels (or yannys if you heard about the latest social media debate). I have been in the same level job for over ten years and it is an administrative/support job. I can no longer afford to do that. The reason is that life and circumstances can change and I have to keep up with them. In the future I may end up with a family of my own and I need to be able to get a managerial or better paid job in order to support them. I need to go up the career ladder and not limit myself. I need to fulfil my ambitions and not just dream about them. I...

Nothing has developed since my last writer's blog. The reason being is that I have taken a long break from writing. Why? Because there has been a lot of things going on. Last year I moved from a three-bedroomed house in London to a two-bedroomed flat in Kent. I had to settle due to a change of scenery and circumstance. There was a lot of packing and discarding stuff and the selling and buying process was a long and difficult process, not to mention property hunting. Also my work life has been busy and I have been preparing for my future following the restructure of my department, the introduction of new systems and processes and the downsizing of offices and the organisation as a whole. Also there was a small matter of a short-lived, long distance relationship. Late last year I went to a few concerts including those of Roy Ayers and my favourite band Jamiroquai. I enjoyed them immensely, especially the latter, and the O2 concert experience was amazing! There have been big changes i...