Hello there and welcome to this week's #PoCoLo - it's Friday the thirteenth today and so I hope that goes by without any mishaps. If you were here last week, it was great to see you and if you're new here this week then I know you'll be made to feel very welcome by both Morgan and I and all of our lovely linkers.
I feel as if I've been submerged in a vat of grey this week. It's been misty here with occasional bursts of sunshine. There's been rain but I haven't minded the proper rain so much, but I'm not a fan of that stuff that just hangs in the air. The usual complaint is frizzy hair, but mine of course revels in being different and instead of staying where I'd blow dried it does the exact opposite, and so for most of this week I've just let it be. Sometimes it's the only way.
The work on our conservatory is getting ever closer and I'll have more to share on that over the weekend. Somehow I've lost another week, this one in advance as I was convinced we had an extra week to eat the freezer - but we don't. I guess that means there'll be some rearranging happening this weekend, or a lot of eating. Or both.
The sofa samples have started to arrive and even though it's been grey outside I never realised there were quite so many greys. Some blue, some pink, some brown and some actually grey. And yes I know the yellow velvet is about as far from sensible grey that you can get but I couldn't help but add it to my swatches.
Blogger Showcase: Nate from Above Average Nate
1. Who are you?
My name is Nate Johnson. I like to read, run, and ramble (in the traveling sense). I have my own blog, www.aboveaveragenate.com where I write whatever I'm feeling for that day.
2. How did you discover blogging?
I discovered blogging through The James Altucher Podcast. James mentioned it multiple times and I felt I should give it a try.
3. Why did you start blogging?
To document my life and allow my children to see my successes and failures in my early 20s.
4. What do you find most challenging?
Fighting perfectionism. Sometimes I get too scared to write because I think it won't be worth reading. So I don't even try.
5. What is your favourite topic to write about?
I enjoy writing about goal setting and using myself as a case study for how to set and achieve goals.
6. Are you blogging for fun or do you have goals?
I started out writing for fun. I have the goal of being a New York Times best-selling author.
7. What is your favourite thing about blogging?
Giving voice to a topic or opinion that I believe more people should hear about.
8. Have you ever attended a blogging conference?
No.
9. What are your 3 best posts?
10. Describe yourself in three words!
Creative, Writer, Traveler.
11. Are you a tea and biscuits or coffee and cake person?
Tea and biscuits.
12. What's your idea of a perfect night out?
Going to a steakhouse and seeing a movie.
13. Your perfect night in?
Reading a good book and evening yoga.
14. What would your best friend say is your best quality?
Loyalty and Passion.
Thanks for being our Blogger Showcase this week Nate, finding new blogs is one of my favourite things about this feature.
If you're not already connected to Nate then do take a minute to check out his blog and social channels: Twitter - Instagram - Facebook - YouTube
If you'd like to be featured in our Blogger Showcase then please get in touch with Morgan or I.