As promised (to myself), I stuck to my word and got another early night last night whoopwhoop – so was ready to roll when the alarm went off this morning... and so was Jude for that matter - I didn't even have to wake him up! When I went down to make my coffee and his cereal I saw the lounge light and TV go on lol. After dropping Jude, I sat down and did all my “daily necessaries” for my @steemitbloggers community whilst I enjoyed my second cup of coffee… yes, I drink too much coffee lol – I also drink too much wine and have not exercised in over two years… but hey, I am the only one in my family that has not been sick in over 3 years hahaha – so there’s that ;) lol!
Office Relocation, Steemit Trolls and "Confidence" - #Ulog Entry No. 4
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Although I am quite happy to work in my own space most of the time, I do have my days where I just feel the need to venture elsewhere to work. Today was one of those days. It needn’t be somewhere particularly special, just somewhere different – with a different view, a different energy and new background noises. In many ways I find it inspires me… and I also enjoy how it allows me moments to simply ”contemplate” as I watch whatever is transpiring around me…
So today, I headed down to a local restaurant call Four & Twenty. It is about a 10 min drive from where I live and is a favourite of the locals. The food there is rather pricey, but the atmosphere is wonderfully conducive to being productive as there is a constant hum of activity around you and nobody really gives a sh!t that you are there as they are all wrapped up in their own work or affairs of other kinds.
Upon arrival I was absolutely starving, so the very first thing I did was order a latté and my breakfast - which was a "build a breakfast" where you can select singular items off the menu And…. I am VERY proud to say that I made it through day two – carb free… YAY ME! haha! I was SOOOOO tempted to order a croissant or something like that – but I opted for some scrambled egg, a spicy chorizo sausage and a little bit of rocket and tomato. Accompanied by the latté it was MORE than enough for me and was SUPER tasty too! Plus, I got to grin like a Cheshire cat afterwards because I didn’t cave!
Once breakfast was out of the way, I got stuck into writing and as promised in yesterday’s Ulog I shared my reinvention of our left over braai meat – which you can check out here if it takes your fancy….
The wifi in public places like this is decent but not fabulous – probably because there are so many people who come there to work and use it… so sometimes, the uploading of pics etc. can take a little longer than what you are used to – but I honestly didn’t mind, as it gave me moments in-between to simply stop and enjoy the surrounds. It was really nice to get out for a bit, be it mostly alone and in a little corner in a restaurant, with my earphones playing in one ear…
Once I was pretty much done with what I wanted to do, and my laptop battery was basically dead, I headed off to go fetch Jude from school and take him for a hair cut. (I have yet to nab him for a photo of that lol) - Wait... hold that thought - let me do that now! (if he will oblige lol)
was not particularly receptive initially hahahaha....
But nothing a little tickling and teasing from mom can't fix! hehehehe!!!
It was a wonderful day all round and I really enjoyed the change of scenery…
Frustratingly though, when home and getting to the point of opening my laptop again I was greeted with SUCH an annoying comment on one of my posts (again)!!! - This particular individual was removed from our @steemitbloggers community not so long ago and appears to have taken to trolling and spamming my posts. Today – completely unrelated to the post itself(again), I was handed a video to watch about how “Confidence is a terrible thing”. After enquiring as to HOW this related ON ANY LEVEL to the original post, he even conceded that it didn’t, but…. Wait for it… ”he felt that it was necessary for me” >cough, splutter, cough< ***say WHAT now?! I am curious as to who died and made him God?!
Let it just be said that I have had BOOK LONG essays left in my comment threads by this guy on a repeated basis which have absolutely NOTHING to do with what I have written, I have asked nicely, asked firmly and then demanded that he get off my posts - but alas… HE seems to be CONFIDENT enough to disrespect the wishes of others and brow beat his opinions onto them***. I have threatened to downvote him at least twice – but to be frank, would rather make use of my VP in a positive manner rather than squander it on him – hence I am making light of this pestering behaviour here instead – and somehow, I would not be shocked if he has CONFIDENCE enough to comment again here…lol!
So, in tally… a creepy sexual predator of some kind yesterday and a troll today – never a dull moment on social media hey ;) lol – perhaps I should start a “fan mail wall” full of screenshots hahahaha!!! – maybe not…. :/ lol!
It did however cross my mind after this brief comment engagement today, how it is, that other people can “brand” another as confident… People, in fact MANY people, walk around with masks on all day every day! They smile, greet, engage and do whatever they (feel) they need to or want to – but this does not mean they are confident. I am anything BUT confident, except in my sphere of business. I am actually incredibly insecure! I am a complete social introvert and I spend FAR too much time doubting myself and my capabilities in general. In fact, I have punished myself with this treatment my entire life and have missed out on a lot because of it… but as I get older and learn to care a little less each year as to what others think of me or my actions I am learning to come out of that shell and have a little bit of “fun” with myself and my life. The ONLY person that knows the stories within me, is ME and nobody – not the above mentioned nor anyone else has the right to take that progress away from me, spoil it or make me feel bad about it… what they CAN do however (a phrase my sister in law used recently which I loved)… is build a fncking bridge and buy a mirror! Hahahaha!!!
Anyhoo, despite that minor little glitch, it was a fabulous day all round. I decided not to wrap myself up in the annoyance, but rather to chat to all the amazing people on our discord server and my energy was shifted within seconds!
So, to another FABULOUSLY productive day… here is ME RELAXING for a bit…. all ”CONFIDENT” ‘n stuff LOL!
Cheers peeps! Hope you all have an epic evening / day ahead! Love you all long time!!!!
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Until next time...
Much Love from Cape Town, South Africa xxx
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A change of scenery can definitely be a good thing. At least, I have always found that I "see" things differently from different locations.
I know of whom you speak; I remember (gently) butting his head a couple of times... seems a slightly overzealous devotee of Sadhguru Isha; probably went to a retreat and now feels "obliged" to save the world from itself... friend of mine went to India and sat with him for three weeks and returned kinda insufferable in her "all-knowing" of all things non-duality. Which turned out to be somewhat ill advised when turned on someone who spent almost 15 years exploring that particular path... although I managed to NOT turn into (I hope!) a self-righteous butt-muffin in the process.
I'm going to NOT share some of my other speculative opinions about that particular individual. If it becomes an issue, I have zero compunction about dropping a couple of well-placed flags... just shoot me message on steem.chat or discord.
Anyway, your hangout looks like a nice place!
Agree totally!!! You do "see things differently" and today I am seeing things differently from my bed lol :D The weather is pretty miffy outside, so it seemed like a good day to "slum it" lol
Most definitely not!!!!! lol :)
And thank you so much for having my back. I really do appreciate that. I hope it is not necessary and that the message has finally been received... time will tell I guess lol.
MWAH!
O I would love to do this but alas some of us have to work LOL - just kidding you are working very hard on steemit but the freedom must be nice. For the trolls and predators, shame they must really be bored. I think just ignoring them will hopefully make them loose interest. They do thrive on attention, even negative attention. I am glad you are well - I keep to my original saying a year back... a whale in the making ( and NOT referring to your weight skinny malingy LOL)
hahahaha at the "whale in the making" @anneke hehehehehe that really gave me a good laugh, thank you!! yes, the freedom is fantastic, but at the moment, the SBD and BTC prices arent doing me any favours, so perhaps just stick with the job for now! hahaha :) As for the trolls and predators.... I could not agree more!!!
No I am sticking with it but I have high hopes for steemit. It is at least something for when I am getting too old to teach.
howdy from Texas @jaynie! lol, ya'll know how to make us all hungry up here, it seems like most posts have scrumptious dishes in them! what is the low-carb thing, are you going Keto on us? I am and it's been life-changing.
wonderful restaurants ya'll have down there!
God bless you guys!
ha! @janton - Cape Town has some of the best restaurants in the world... fact :) As for my diet, well just my own kinda "winging it" thang ;) - I am not one for boundaries or rules... unless i make them :P haha!!!!
lol! no rules unless they're yours! what about around the house, who makes the rules there or should I ask? lol.
pfffffft...... If I didn't make rules around the house, there wouldn't be any hahahahaha! ;)
lol! 👍
Great shot you look lovely.
I like this
Enjoyed your vlog and ignore the trolls
Thank you!!! and Agreed Hon!!! ;) MWAH! Cheers to that! haha :)
That's kind of creepy though, the message by that Bristan guy... Block and report him.
Back to the bright topic, a lovely coffee and breakfast is always my way to kickstart the day!
hahaha yeah it was indeed somewhat creepy lol for now I just deleted the dm, but if I hear from him again I will most definitely do that lol
Hope he learned his lesson and not to disturb anyone in the future.
indeed :)
I can't believe that that dingbat is still spamming you! You should probably ignore him; responding is probably exactly what he wants. Better for your peace of mind, anyway! As for the other dude, eish! I hate to tell you that I get those sort of messages on LinkedIn...lol. Just ignore and delete lol
Hahahaha yeah, ignore and delete are generally the best form of defense. lol
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Great post @jaynie! It's always fun to see and read about what's going on in your part of the world.
I agree with @fionasfavourites! Just ignore your spammer! There are those people who just want attention even if it's negative!
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