BlogHide Resteemsgymbeann (57)in genealogy • last yearWikitree - Connect-a-thon results - Century BreakdownIn July, the Wikitree community added 95,575 profiles over the space of 72 hours during their third 2023 Connect-a-thon challenge . 19-20th centuries During the thon, most profiles were…gymbeann (57)in solitaryconfinement • 3 years agoOur Social Skills in a Post-lockdown Melbourne: Part 2 - Why I decided to Write and PublishAs I sit on my bed and attempt to write, I’m motivated by fear. The fear of losing parts of my brain that are unrecoverable. I want to know, no, need to know, if the parts of my brain that are…gymbeann (57)in lockdown • 3 years agoOur Social Skills in a Post-lockdown Melbourne: Part 1 - Has Lockdown Negatively Impacted our Social Skills?Has Lockdown Negatively Impacted our Social Skills? This was a question I asked myself within a month of moving to Melbourne in January 2021. I mulled over the possibility and verbalised my…gymbeann (57)in gaming • 3 years agoStorm Boy (Personal Game Review with Spoilers)Now, I already knew Colin Thiele's story of Storm Boy, from the 1976 movie starring Greg Rowe. So the final scenes of the game were unsurprising, buuuuuuut the suddenness of Percivil's death was…gymbeann (57)in results • 4 years agoGamification of My Downtime - Week 1 ReveiwFunny thing... I did a lot of reading this week. Haha! Unfortunately, I lost the screenshot I took of my 'Control' week, so you'll just have to believe that the below stats are slightly higher…gymbeann (57)in philosophy • 4 years agoDon't be a Fool. Ask for Advice.My husband said something profound to me the other day. He said, "The difference between adults and teenagers, is that teenagers don't ask for advice." I pondered this, and have continued…gymbeann (57)in experiment • 4 years agoGamification of My Downtime – An ExperimentAs a child, I gamified various parts of my life. Some of it was re-enforced by my mother or Sunday School (gimme all them gold stars), and some of it was a tactic employed to squeeze some enjoyment…gymbeann (57)in progress • 4 years agoMoving to Melbourne Progress Report: November75 days to go What a month! On the day we’d originally planned to fly over to Melbourne we hear that we’d legitimately be allowed to enter without quarantine. That’s playing it safe for you, I…resteemedresuscitate (59)in hive-114345 • 4 years agoAre we missing out?I was discussing with two young Christian brothers some days ago and I asked them this very simple question: "if you died and you discovered that there was no heaven or there was heaven but there…resteemedkoenraadt (49)in progress • 4 years agoOut of the Fog of Progress: Are Our Best Days Behind Us?By Mathijs Koenraadt It's a strange condition, for our people, to know that our best days are behind us. While everyone else is looking forward to our demise, like vultures circling a man…gymbeann (57)in progress • 4 years agoMoving to Melbourne Progress Report: SeptemberWell, I guess we have a few extra months to sort things. And although not a surprise, still definitely disappointing. The Before/Afters Cleaning out this cupboard is honestly no fun, since I…gymbeann (57)in inktober2020 • 4 years agoInktober2020 Day 1: FishFirst time I'm doing Inktober! This one was a fluke in how good it is. Kinda nervous now about the rest of them needing to look like this. Haha!gymbeann (57)in progress • 4 years agoMoving to Melbourne Progress Report: August49 days go to (lol) Yeeee hawwwww. After getting near to burnout at the beginning of August, I took two weeks off taekwondo to recoup my energy and actually work on things I’m meant to work…gymbeann (57)in life • 4 years agoMoving to Melbourne Progress Report: July80 days to go. #Faith The Before and Afters I should have known July would be a slow month, so I’m not that disheartened about my progress. Not only is the cold a sharp un-motivator, but…gymbeann (57)in lockdown • 4 years agoLockdown made me a WORSE PersonSource I’ve been wanting to write a lockdown/COVID post for a while but it’s hard to know where to start. Now that, for New Zealand, the whole pandemic is basically over, it is great to see in…gymbeann (57)in fiction • 4 years agoThe Ladybug vs the Aphid“You’re a goner, you sap sucker”. An insult. Although an accurate one. Not an intelligent one. Ladybug was practically dripping from its labium. His eyes showing little to no emotion, only light…gymbeann (57)in life • 4 years agoMoving to Melbourne Progress Report: June110 days go to, hopefully. What. A. Month. I’ve worked three out of four weekends this month, and boy am I relieved there are no more upgrades on the near horizon. I’ve done next to no gaming or…gymbeann (57)in life • 4 years agoMoving to Melbourne Progress Report: May141 days to go!! Guys, guys, guys! All three of you in fact! Oh boy, oh boy are you in for a treat!! I’m halfway there. Approximately 5 months to go, and this past month has been FANTASTIC! And…gymbeann (57)in life • 5 years agoMoving to Melbourne Progress Report: AprilApproximately 169 days to go. If you're one of those people that loves to notice tiny little differences, then this is the blog post for you! Now that I'm four months into the before and after…gymbeann (57)in gaming • 5 years agoGears 5 - Campaign (Personal Game Review with Spoilers)What. A. Slog. I’m making a list of my favourite things about this game, and so far, I haven’t bothered to get a pencil. When I was a teenager, and the boy I liked introduced me to Gears of…
