Didi did it: a blog about doing things.

  • …hard things

    I’m struggling at work.  I’m trying to build a framework for something where I have no frame of reference. Been thinking so much that I think my head could explode (see I’m still thinking). Can’t wait to solve it. I know I will, but not struggled with anything in a long while that this is…

  • …on writing

    A friend was speaking to me this morning about a few luxury items she’d like to buy. She went – something wrist, something neck. I responded; and I formed the first poem I’ve written in a while.  Something wrist, something neck  Something silver, something Gold  Something shoulder, something finger Something simple, something bold  It reminded…

  • …on being happy.

    My friend asked if I was happy and I couldn’t answer. I said I was calm. I said I felt like the sea on a hot afternoon – normal tides, no waves of excitement.  I’ve felt this way for a bit. As though I needed something in particular to make me happy.  But there in…

  • I swam, literally, and into a new age

    I might have one of the worst cases of claustrophobia. Been scared of anything where I feel submerged so swimming has been a no no. Started swimming classes 3 weeks before my birthday and in the first two classes, I barely made any progress. The friends I went with were doing pretty well. Thought I’d…

  • On leading a team that loves you

    This evening, a team member called me. 3 hours after work. To talk about how he could be a better leader. 40 minutes into the conversation, I was filled with so much joy. I’ve built a great time. I’ve built ridiculously smart and responsible people. People that know and give me all the respect I…

  • Spikes of happiness

    I like to think I’m a happy person. I’ve found a way to live a content life that ensures I’m largely in a joyous state most of the time. Life however does its thing sometimes – where little disappointments here and there can cause my mood to dampen. But that’s not why we’re here today.…

  • Give it to the water

    No, the title doesn’t connect to what I’m about to write. It’s the title of a Stormzy song playing while I’m typing this. I’m writing here for the first time in 4 months. Certainly wasn’t my intention this year. Wanted to be consistent. Planned to be, but for some reason I couldn’t sign into this…

  • … Practice makes Better

    I’ve been consistent at the gym for about 8 months now. There’s a gym in the building where I live so by consistent, I mean, so long as I’m not travelling, I’ll be at the gym 3 times a week at least. Some weeks, 7 days. The best thing about it? It’s seeing the capacity…

  • Yesterday, I exhaled.

    I know it sounds like an error. Did she intend to type “excel”? No no, I mean “exhale”. I’d been actively working on a project for about 5 months. This meant everyday I woke up, I thought about it. It became like a bug under my skin. Needed it out, but needed it out in…

  • 100 push-ups in one day

    Woke up today and decided to do a hundred pushups. Not sure what triggered it but I presume it’s because I’d skipped the gym for … was it… 3 days(?) and needed to appease the fitness gods. Anyway, I decided to. Never done this before by the way. I doubt I’d ever successfully done ten…

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