Steeming Out And About

About this time last year I was getting a bit overwhelmed by my Steemit experience. The amount of time I was spending sitting in front of a computer screen, without moving, was getting out of hand.

Before I left for a weekend trip away I'd started trying to get out of the house and be around people more but I had problems getting the internet to work in my favourite cafe.

The break away was a great opportunity to take a step back and find a new perspective.

I was determined, when I got home, to find somewhere else to work and to move around more.

Once home, I went to the cafe over the road and started by taking photographs for a post, which resulted in my ending up in the local library.

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It was great to be reminded how much I love working in libraries. Takes me back to my student days when we all used to congregate there, do some studying and then all head over to the bar.

I've often wondered whether I should perhaps have trained as a librarian. 😁 I like the calm, peaceful environment although, when I was younger, I doubt it would have suited me so well.

After a couple of hours it was time to get moving again not least because someone came in and sat at the table opposite. He was talking to himself and laughing out loud which was a little distracting, 😂

The two girls, sharing my table, left fairly pronto and it seemed a good time to follow suit.

Next I moved on to another branch of my favourite cafe to test whether it was the internet service or the router in the other branch that wasn't working for me.

It took a while but I eventually got connected so it looks like it's the specific router in my favourite cafe. Good to know.

I spent some time writing some emails I'd been putting off and then returned to some commenting on Steemit.

All was going well until another character came in and sat opposite me. Apart from the constant sniffing and wiping of his nose on his sleeve the bigger distraction was his turning on his phone to watch a documentary at full volume, without ear phones! WTF!!! 😂

Trying to concentrate with all that going on and the cafe music playing loudly through the speakers was beyond my skills so I packed up and went home.

Overall it was a good day though and since then the getting out and about has developed into a bit of a habit.

Today, for example, I'm working along side a friend in a local cafe. This seems to have become a bit of a Monday morning routine. 😁

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