Category Archives: Life in General

New Technology

I bought a new MacBook 🙂 After LOTS of research and deliberation, and a long time spent looking at videos of each of the options, I decided on a MacBook Pro. I already have a 2016 MacBook, but just lately have been finding that it’s a bit slow when I want to do a lotContinueContinue reading “New Technology”

Photography: Week 4

This week has been all about composition. Week 4 The course materials this week went through how to actually compose a photograph, mainly focusing on the rule of thirds, perspective, repetition and canting (taking the photo at an angle). I really enjoyed researching photo composition. I’m fairly confident that I can frame a photo well,ContinueContinue reading “Photography: Week 4”

Photography: Week 3

This week I read a lot! Week 3 The course materials this week went through elements such as selective focus, manual focus, built in flash, and accessories. I’ve never thought about focus more than that ideally a photo needs to have certain parts in focus. Lol. I was excited to put these learnings into practice.ContinueContinue reading “Photography: Week 3”

Photography: Week 1 & 2

‘Introduction to Digital Photography’ is going well so far. I think. Week 1 It has been mostly an introduction to online learning, an introduction to the course materials and an introduction to photography so far. All pretty normal for the first course in a programme. I had to send the tutor an email explaining whatContinueContinue reading “Photography: Week 1 & 2”

Beki studies things: Photography

Since I bought myself a new camera, and subsequently realised that I probably need to learn how to use it more effectively, I have been thinking about doing some further study. After having a look at all of my options, I realised that I could study online through a Polytechnic down on the South Island.ContinueContinue reading “Beki studies things: Photography”

Running progress

So far I am really happy with my progress. I’m not getting faster but I think I’m enjoying it more. I think I also look a little less clunky, if that makes sense… Here is my running progress…The first photo was my very first ParkRun, reading left to right, then moving down to the bottomContinueContinue reading “Running progress”

Knitting frustration

I had a moment this week. I got super frustrated when I couldn’t figure out what yarn I was supposed to use for a project that I wanted to start. Here in NZ the words for the different types of yarns are sometimes different. So I made a thing: Knitting & Crochet ChartDownload Now IContinueContinue reading “Knitting frustration”

A Cows Milk Allergy!?

For a long time now I have been struggling with feeling incredibly unwell after I eat. At first it was just feeling really groggy and slow after certain foods, and then, when I had settled down in Wellington after backpacking in 2014, I found that lots more foods were making me feel terrible. I putContinueContinue reading “A Cows Milk Allergy!?”