Now that I’ve moved my blog to Micro.blog, my blogging routine looks a bit different. So I figured it’s about time I updated my contribution to the Our blogging workflow list.
Writing Most of the time, I write my posts in TextEdit on my Mac, in full-screen mode. I love the completely stripped-down experience – a blank screen slowly filling with words and sentences.
Even though my blog posts are in English, I write them in Swedish.
Why I remember you
I’ve conducted over 6,000 home inspections.
That’s taken me to countless places — and brought me face-to-face with even more people.
Each inspection is unique, not just because of the property, but because of the people I meet along the way.
Every now and then, I come across a customer I’ve met before.
With around a thousand visits a year, it’s not always easy to remember every face or every name.
When nothing is everything
I was a few minutes early to one of the jobs today.
I sat down on a park bench to wait. The first thought that popped into my head was:
“What can I use this time for?”
As if something always has to be happening. As if it’s a loss not to do something productive the moment a gap appears. As if a quiet pause is a waste of time.
You have time
When I finished one of the day’s jobs, the customer asked if I wanted a cup of coffee. I politely declined and explained that I had to head to my next appointment. He smiled at me and said:
“Oh yes, you have time.”
And of course, he was right.
Sure, I had another customer to get to, but it really wasn’t that urgent. There was room for a Swedish fika moment.
Why I moved my blog to Micro.blog
This blog has moved from Bear and now has a new home on Micro.blog.
But it was far from an easy or obvious choice.
I posted my first entry on Bear on February 16, 2023, and I still love the platform. My time there has led to several valuable connections, thanks to the fantastic community that has grown around it. Creating the Bearming theme also brought me both joy and new knowledge.
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