I made a list of goals. No particular order

- Retire from IT when I'm 50 years old or over
- Start creative writing again
- Learn more about Cloud Computing
- Create income from side projects

I'm getting myself a small laptop to help me move forward

My first day at new job at Retox Digital, base  at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. I'll be working from home 

New Blog Post Alert! In the past few months, I've been using Trello to organise my job-hunting. 

Trello is an useful tool to organise your job applications, interviews, your CVs and contacts. 

https://www.johnjowens.co.uk/2021/07/05/use-trello-to-organise-your-job-hunting/

To celebrate my job offer, I visited Edinburgh to see an exhibition of Ray Harryhausen. Natural Gallery, Modern Two. Open until 20th February 2022.

Starting a new career in tech?

If you're starting a career in tech, you can learn how to write code or css.

It's also important to work on your soft skills mainly, communication and negotiation At some point in your career, you will be talking to clients over scope or your managers over your goals.

I've accepted a job offer this morning. I was stunned when it came through. More details coming soon!