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By JDArmstrong (Jan 27, 2023 )
Today was a more significant struggle than yesterday, than any day so far. Not because I didn't want to do the shower. I felt drained. Yesterday was a big day for me. I had three appointments booked, and usually, Keegan was at daycare on Fridays. But due to an outbreak of…
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Day 5

By JDArmstrong (Jan 23, 2023 )
Another night of sleeping straight through thankfully. Woke at 8 am and realised I had less than an hour before my cleaner arrived. So got our butts into gear. Set Keegan up then went for the cold shower. Today I tried the music trick. It was 19 degrees as I dove in. By the…
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Steve has got to go

By JDArmstrong (Jan 23, 2023 )
It's night 3. I haven't slept for 2 nights. 2 nights. Will cleaning all the junk out keep Steve away? After the previous night I'm hoping he realises there's nothing but pain for him here. All seems well, my son is asleep. I haven't heard the typical…
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Meet Steve.

By JDArmstrong (Jan 22, 2023 )
More of #caravanlife. Friday night was a "no sleep for James" night, because I heard rustling in all the crap I had in the van.. boxes and boxes of stuff I was sorting through. I eventually caught a glimpse of it with my torch after what felt like hours and hours of…
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Day 4

By JDArmstrong (Jan 22, 2023 )
Today was a struggle. Keegan woke up at... I honestly have no idea. I heard him singing A B C in the lounge room, and shortly after that, he came in to get me up. So I stumbled through into the lounge room. He was leading me by my hand. This is one way he communicates, leading…
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Six Things Mentally Strong People Do. Apparently.

By JDArmstrong (Jan 21, 2023 )
What are your thoughts on this? Let me know in the comments. I’ll break down my thoughts here. 1. They move on. They don’t waste time feeling sorry for themselves. Accurate, I’d also add that this doesn’t mean they don’t stop. Have a self-pity party and then move…
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Day 3

By JDArmstrong (Jan 21, 2023 )
Let's just start with.... 4 AM He woke me at 4 am. I gave up trying to get him back to sleep at 5 am. Gave up on going back to sleep myself at 6 am. So I was very grumpy at this stage. So..... Milo? Check. TV Show? Check. Temperature check? Check. I mean 14 degrees.…
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Day 2

By JDArmstrong (Jan 20, 2023 )
Well, first off, I got to sleep all the way through last night. So that's a win as it seems to be a rare event for parents. I woke around 6 am, however, I'm not quite at the point of getting up that early to take advantage of Keegan still being asleep. So we both woke…
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RIP BOB

By JDArmstrong (Jan 20, 2023 )
#caravanlife So living in a caravan (from now on, it’s the “van”), out in bush area has it adva Is that my nerves? Or something having a munch? So I look down.. brush off an ant sometimes. Sometimes
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30 Day Cold Shower Challenge

By JDArmstrong (Jan 19, 2023 )
So last week, during a couple of days of unusually high temperatures for the middle of Spring, I decided I would take the cold shower challenge. This isn't an official challenge as such. It is just a personal one. Why, you may ask? Honestly, I don’t know. Because I can…
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Have We Been Rugged?

By JDArmstrong (Jan 18, 2023 )
(Feature image from my article "Blood in the streets of DeSo") Sign up for my Substack First of all, the obligatory "Not financial advice". "Do Your Own Research." "Only invest what you can afford to lose." Seriously that last one is…
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Writing is Hard — Here are some tips.

By JDArmstrong (Jan 18, 2023 )
I know what you are thinking. Oh god, not another article on writing by a writer. Or that’s what you would think if you were on that platform. The one that can’t be named. You know the one. Fine, I’ll tell you. It’s Medium. I’ve been on Medium since 2018. I wrote one…
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The Day I Died.

By JDArmstrong (Jan 17, 2023 )
I see the truck bearing down on us out of the corner of my eye, I consider dropping our weight to my right, dropping down a few gears, and really opening that throttle up, red-lining the girl in an attempt to get away. I had just gotten home from work, and my fiance of 10 days…
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#002 Gratitude, Readl Competitions, Winning with class.

By JDArmstrong (Nov 30, 2022 )
Newsication # 002 Writers Without Walls Proudly Sponsored by Zirkels Welcome to the 2nd edition of Writers Without Walls Newsication. Wait, did we just say Newsication? Yes, we did. After a little brainstorming, we made up a word. We aren’t just a newsletter, and we aren’t…
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#001

By JDArmstrong (Nov 7, 2022 )
Welcome to the official 1st edition of Writers Without Walls Publication. Which you can access and share across three different platforms. Obviously, here on Zirkels Also, here on Medium And here on Substack A couple of quick but exciting announcements. ** First, as…
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How to Readl

By JDArmstrong (Nov 4, 2022 )
As many of you are aware, I've launched my collection "Do you Dare?" on Readl with the launch of their Stories concept. What I wasn't aware of is many of you have no idea how to even begin. So here is a quick tutorial on how to Readl.
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