I have a confession to make. This is not what I intended to write about for the January newsletter. I have a half-finished article on cyber-bullying on a word document, stuck in my laptop. Here's what happened:
Our week-long holiday was fast approaching and the article was still not finished. Partly due to school holidays and partly due to good, old fashioned procrastination.
Suddenly I had a great idea! I could take my laptop along and finish it while the kids were swimming, or otherwise occupied - just like all the other journalists and bloggers do all the time.
Well, somehow things didn't work out the way I planned and I was unable to access wireless in our quaint seaside village and after jumping through several hoops and getting nowhere I decided to give up on my quest to get the article finished and get back to my holiday.
Through all of this I learned a valuable lesson - finish your work before you start your holiday!
The lure of modern technology is enticing but it can let you down. And a holiday is meant to be a break from the daily grind.
So now it's back to the beach for me.
I just hope I can remember this valuable lesson next year!
Michele Dennis
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