Todays post is an abridged version I’ve started this post many times over the past week, my head is so busy right now with so many big thoughts. I’ve ended up splitting it from one mega post into several smaller ones, probably all coming across the next week (or couple of weeks). Apologies if it gets a little messy to read.

One of these thought trains is an iPhone feature which I love and loathe in equal parts.

I’ve been an iPhone user for many years, as a family we’re fully in the Apple ecosystem my primary computer is a MacBook, I use an iPad personally and I have a work iPad too, my Apple Watch is a non negotiable every day to count my steps and distance walked; it’s been a great tool in rehab. My phone isn’t ever far from my hand, I have Apple beats headphones which I adore. Our home has an Apple TV and home pods, all of us are on the Apple family plan (music, photo storage etc).

But while all this makes a tech life quite easy I’ve recently found a potential drawback, my phone every day showing me ‘memories’ or making those little video slideshows. In theory it’s cute and pre stroke I used to love it . But now it almost feels like a taunt it’s like someone saying “remember this you used to do and the places you went and people you saw” it’s just a little raw and stings.

I’m still making memories now, albeit differently and the progress is great to document. Maybe one day I’ll look back on these memories more fondly than living through them.

Do you remember, do you recall?

When the good times filled your heart and soul and

We’d dance, all night, we’d kiss in the morning light

🎵 fire in the house ~ hard fi 2011