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Back to where I used to be

So I’m working again, thankfully! But it’s in Canberra again. Not so good, since my home now is Melbourne, but at least it’s work. Did you know I’ve been 9 months without work? It’s been pretty hard, so it’s awesome … Read more …

Being careful about working in the gift

While most of the people I’ve talked to about how I’m now working in the gift have been very supportive and excited about it, there have been some who haveĀ cautioned me about working with the gift economy. They’ve felt that … Read more …

An interesting life

500 words a day is an important habit when you’re wanting to be a writer – not so much when you don’t care. I wanted to be a good writer, but then one day I decided I should stop wanting … Read more …

Life itself is a gift to us

We didn’t earn any of the things that really keep us alive, or that make life good. We didn’t earn air. We didn’t earn being born. We didn’t earn our conception. We didn’t earn being able to breathe. We didn’t … Read more …

Offering your skills as a gift

I’ve become really excited and drawn into the concept of offering my web design services as a gift to people who want a website designed for them. I wrote about it a couple of days ago in Giving away websites … Read more …

Giving away websites as gifts

Over at Web Design 4 You I design websites for people, businesses and organisations. From today I’ve changed the business model so that instead of setting a fixed price for my web design services, I’m giving completed websites as gifts. … Read more …

I might be going back to Canberra

There’s the possibility I’ll be moving back to Canberra for work, but not to actually live there. Last week I expanded my options for finding work by applying for contracts in Sydney and Canberra, on top of contracts in Melbourne. … Read more …

Alan Seeks A Boss

I found some websites yesterday talking about finding a boss that you’d love to work for instead of simply finding a job. I fell in love with the idea! Everyone out there looking for work is doing it the same … Read more …

Life comes first

One of the things that has always been important for me is to maintain my enjoyment of life, and I’ve always treated my life as more important than my work. I have never lived to work, I’ve always worked to … Read more …

The journey is getting better

I’ve been out and about today, enjoying some of the sights of the Melbourne CBD. You can see the photos here – Alan’s Eyes Photography. Make sure you LIKE that page to keep up to date with my photos in … Read more …

My web design site is ready!

After a long time of messing around with different themes and functionality, I’ve finally ended up with something that I’m quite happy with. I present to you my web design site, Web Design 4 You:   Click on the image … Read more …