About Me

Hi,

I'm Rich.

The middle-aged one in the photo, the one who's hiding a shiny bald head under that cap. I’m someone who’s spent years trying to build something meaningful alongside a full-time job and a busy home life. I’ve started plenty of things, learned a lot, and stopped more times than I’d like to admit.

This site exists because I decided to stop pretending that ideas and planning count as progress, and to start actually producing. I work in a normal 9–5 role, within IT. A role in which you'll actually fall behind if you start to stand still.

And so I'm going to document all the new things that I try and use to expand my knowledge. Heck, maybe even earn a few more beer tokens in the process, but that's just a nice to have.

As a family man, our house currently has six of us living in it, along with three dogs and numerous guinea pigs. You can understand that my spare time is very limited. Therefore, most of the work you’ll see here happens in short, focused blocks. Usually in the time that I get to gather my thoughts at the end of the day when the house has setteled down and I can grab a few moments peace.

I'll include everything, both failures and successes, the parts that most people leave out to try and save face. Failure is the building blocks of success and where the most is learnt.

If you’re someone who feels capable but frustrated by how often things stall, you’ll probably recognise yourself here. If this turns into something bigger over time, this page will explain how it really started.