Not for kids!
I love to write. Abby will tell you how many ideas I come up with daily for blogs, Podcasts and Insta posts!
The notes section in my phone is full of topic ideas, first drafts and full blogs written exactly like this one.
The reason I don’t post them in this world of judgement and criticism is because I am embarrassed to admit that I am a terrible speller.
I don’t know where commas are supposed to go and I often don’t write perfect sentences. I let my writing run free and often that turns into a sentence that doesn’t make sense!
For years anything I have put out on socials has been edited and adjusted by Abby.
I have a persona that things don’t affect me. In truth I have a short temper and if something pisses me off I deal with it often aggressively and straight to the point. I might say something that is true but hurtful. Our world now as we know it shames this and highlights it as bad. When actually what was fucking directly said was 100% required it’s just that it hurt someone’s feelings!
Behind the scenes the thought of people highlighting a spelling mistake or imperfection holds me back!
Well fuck that from now on! I turn 41 next week and I’m probably half way through this wild ride. Spelling mistakes and brain dumps are coming in hot!
In March I sold a company that my business partner and I built over 18 years. All those years my spelling was terrible and many mistakes were made which needed corrected.
In business I charged on trying to do the best I could everyday. My business partner and other members of my team often helping me with grammar or highlighting a mistake I made.
I would always fix it quick. Thank them and send the e-mail or post the advert.
I am writing this in a 5 star resort in Vietnam half way through a 6 month journey around world.
We are not in the hotel by choice. 2 previous accommodations scammed us and walking into this resort, approaching the front desk and booking 2 rooms was exactly what was required after 15 previous hotels telling us they were fully booked!
18 years of graft has afforded me this luxury which in all honesty is not that expensive and far from what I would expect as 5 star. But it’s Vietnam and we move forward!
Selling the business has allowed us to travel and for Abby and I to achieve a life goal of an extended adventure with the kids.
I got 2 highers at school and was not accepted into any universities. I attended college for about 2 weeks and dropped out.
I have always had a work ethic and confidence. I can start a conversation with anyone and love networking and helping others.
I get ideas all the time and most of them turn out to be shite or cost me money! But I tried, failed and kept on moving!
If you don’t like swearing don’t subscribe to this blog. If you want perfect grammar go somewhere else.
From this day forward a spades a spade on this blog and you are going to get my spelling mistakes and unedited chat all coming from a dad’s perspective looking at our world on good days and bad!
I want your comments, criticism and praise all shared on my posts. By all means highlight my grammatical mistakes and have a laugh with them. Bring the noise as they say in Hollywood!
Don’t expect these on the same day each week. When I have something to say I’ll post it. Fuck knows how the algorithms work! Consistency is key apparently! How about honesty and real thoughts and comments.
Our @get_afterit_family is wholesome real life family adventures. I am all in on that journey with my family!
But I have a lot bottled up. I now have some space to explore it and talk.
I hope you join me and enjoy.
Fire pits, family, fitness and fuck you!
Let’s be friends.
Cheers
Nashy