Online musings

My last proper career change took place in September 2007. Before that I thought that I would embark on a career in IT but then I discovered that it wasn't for me. Just like I knew that teaching wasn't for me way back in 2001. It started off as a secondment opportunity but I never thought for one second that I would stay in the profession for three years, let alone thirteen.  I never thought much of the profession before I joined it. I thought Human Resources was a department that got involved when an employee was disciplined or dismissed. I had limited knowledge about the functions of HR. The longer I stayed, the more I understood and the more I began to like working in HR. At the end of the day, it would provide me with useful skills and knowledge, as well as experience, to help me in my future career.  But something changed. Although it became clear to me in 2010 that I would never be a great fit for the HR profession if my personality was anything to go by, I resolved to p...

Here is the long awaited update regarding my writing plans. I am way behind schedule at the moment. I have been very busy with work and I have recently gone through a potentially career-changing restructure in my organisation. More on that in my next blog. I have been navigating through these difficult times like a lot of people and was even put off writing. By the time I regained my desire to write, my laptop was out of action due to me being unable to log on. It turned out that my hard drive had failed following six years of use. I am now saving up to get a brand new laptop with a solid state drive which is much longer lasting and more durable than a standard hard drive. The snag is, it has much less storage space, but hey, who needs a lot of it anyway! I started writing the first of the Timespy prequels titled Timespy: Initiation where my protagonist is a novice and is slowly learning the ropes. I will then write the Vendome sequel, followed by two more Timespy prequels, a Bat...