We live in a digital-first world. I love technology, it empowers me to work from home, have an amazing work-life balance, and for that I will always be grateful.
What I have found, is that the amount of face-time I am having, has significantly decreased.
I miss talking to people, I am a chatty northern soul, and tech, can sometimes eat away at that precious time.
I honest-to-goodness think I am addicted to my phone.
It is very rarely less than a few centimetres away from me, at any given time.
Even when watching the telly, I find myself aimlessly scrolling.
So this is me, taking a small step to reclaim my time.
If, like me, you want to stop the scroll, meet and chat to actual people – yes! the 3-D kind! – and forget about tech and your phone for an hour, let’s meet.
The first ever in-person Offliners Club meeting will take place at The Cosy Club Derby.
It’s Blue Monday on January 20, 2025, and I know, I know that the concept was invented by an enterprising marketing bod to sell all manners of positivity on that day alone.
But Blue Monday, regardless of intentions, has kernels of truth.
January can be a tough time to keep spirits up.
Dark evenings, chilly nights where temperatures barely hover above zero and lack of empathy and conversation is a not-so-great cocktail.
What will happen at The Offliners Club Derby?
We will meet, smile, chat, forget about phones and tech, and just be present.
The Cosy Club have kindly let us hang out in their ace space, so if you can buy a drink (coffee, mocktail, something a little stronger, whatever floats your boat), then that would be ace.
In the meantime, I look forward to hopefully seeing some of you next week.
You can RSVP by clicking on this Eventbrite link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-offliners-club-tickets-1199247614899
Ciao for now, Me X