iamjaco

Thanks for wearing the mask. Only thing I could think is that you may have worn it a little too long.

With a price tag of $57 for a kilogram, the Honey Coated Nuts I bought earlier tonight may not become a household staple.

Last night at 02:45, when I double checked that the door to the patio was locked, my Border Collie excitedly ran up me to with her favourite ball. It was such a beautifully innocent gesture that I almost cried. I wish I could approach life this way.

“It’s okay to like what you like. It’s okay to like things for literally no other reason than because you like them and not because they are cool or clever or popular.

One more unsuccessful job application came back today saying that “there are a few candidates who are less experienced that they prefer to interview first.” It’s all about the money, I suppose. Or maybe it’s just me.

It is a sad fact that so many things that make you feel better in the short term make you feel worse in the long run. You distract yourself when the most important thing is to know yourself.

“WORRY IS A small, sweet word that sounds like you could keep an eye on it. Yet worry about the future – the next ten minutes, the next ten years – is the chief obstacle I have to being able to live in and appreciate the present moment.” -Matt Haig. “Notes on a Nervous Planet.”

“Have no fear of perfection - you’ll never reach it” - Salvador Dali.

“A beautiful stage undoubtedly; an empty stage unfortunately.” Sports in the era COVID and its multiple variants.

Greetings, Boomer-age employers: Please do not request something at ten-to-five on Friday and expect completion at 8AM Monday if your company does not work on weekends. ‘Freelance’ does not mean that the person will work on weekends if your company does not.

I hate those days where yesterday’s version of myself hasn’t taken the future version into account.

Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?

As my children grow older, I feel dread; I don’t want them to leave. Should we try to have more children to fill the void, or should I accept the reality?

I recently turned 40 and my eyes are giving in. If my body was a consumer product, I would have requested a refund. Were Apple to design humans, this would have been a better experience!

We are nothing but animals unable to control our urges. I can’t, no matter how hard I try, overcome spur-of-the-moment impulses. Recently I’ve invested in a lockbox with a timer lock to control my inner lizard. I suspect said lizard is about to order an axe to gain entry.

Say it with me: you don’t need to get up at 5 am to be successful.

Night after night - often when it’s already past 2 AM - I find myself feverishly going into ‘just one more’ mode. Whether it’s reading just one more blog post, making one more change to a side project, or watching people catching tuna. It feels like there simply isn’t enough hours in a day to achieve everything I want.

I opted to put my big-boy shoes on today, buying the cold meat brand that is 85% cheaper than my regular brand. You know: The one with the bland, unappealing, no-name packaging. I reasoned that should I not like it, at least the dogs would. To my surprise, it was better than the more expensive brand. What’s in it I’d rather not dwell on.

Am I the only one who gets stressed out by LinkdIn’s emails nudging me to ‘Congratulate so-and-so on their career progression’? Although I’m happy in my current role, these emails make me feel like I’m underachieving by not climbing the ladder as frequently as some.

Almost no one I’ve spoke with fully understands

A fresh start can be whenever you’re ready.

“If no one will hire me, then I’m just gonna hire myself.”

38% of remote workers work from bed