https://www.ivorsdailygallvant.com/blog-70/how-to-make-extra-money2025-09-26T05:45:46+00:000.8https://www.ivorsdailygallvant.com/blog-70/7-big-things-a-start-up-must-have-to-succeed2025-09-26T05:45:46+00:000.8https://www.ivorsdailygallvant.com/blog-70/9-steps-to-starting-a-business2025-09-26T05:45:46+00:000.8https://www.ivorsdailygallvant.com/blog-70/10-rules-to-build-a-wildly-successful-business2025-09-26T05:45:46+00:000.8https://www.ivorsdailygallvant.com/blog-70/ivor-s-daily-gallivant-tuesday-september-26-2023-i-went-to-hythe-library-for-bread-from-the-community-food-bank-but-there-were-only-wraps-available-from-the-talking-books-section-i-borrowed-alice-walker-s-the-colour-purple-listened-a-youtube-video-of-lockley-hall-again-and-an-appreciation-of-it-which-lead-me-to-matthew-arnold-s-dover-beach-and-robert-browning-the-last-duchess-and-the-idea-of-a-monologue-i-registered-with-the-rnib-talking-books-service-and-have-started-listening-to-john-steinbeck-s-the-grapes-of-wrath-where-one-of-the-chapters-is-a-monologue-from-a-used-car-salesman-which-led-me-to-listen-to-dire-straits-money-for-nothing-yesterday-evening-i-d-sent-a-copy-of-the-ad-for-burley-steam-and-vintage-vehicle-show-which-finishes-on-sunday-and-i-forwarded-it-to-andy-today-he-said-he-d-like-to-go-and-i-am-now-planning-to-go-to-the-bank-tomorrow-for-money-to-spend2025-09-26T05:45:46+00:000.8https://www.ivorsdailygallvant.com/blog-70/ivor-s-daily-gallivant-wednesday-september-27-2023-my-day-started-by-listening-to-some-more-of-the-grapes-of-wrath-and-i-decided-to-get-some-headphones-for-my-ipad-so-i-could-listen-to-books-whenever-and-wherever-wanted-in-need-of-money-for-the-steam-and-vintage-show-in-burly-i-went-into-southampton-to-take-some-cash-out-of-the-bank-when-i-d-got-the-money-i-had-a-coffee-and-sausage-roll-in-caf%C3%A9-nero-and-did-a-sketch-while-i-ate-next-i-bought-some-mayonnaise-milk-and-bread-in-lidl-and-caught-a-crowed-noisy-bus-home-when-i-got-home-there-was-an-email-from-october-books-with-an-ad-for-my-exhibition-giving-its-launch-date-as-2-10-23-i-messaged-my-friends-andy-and-will-to-see-if-one-of-them-could-transport-my-pictures-on-either-friday-or-saturday-and-emailed-clare-at-october-books-to-let-her-know-what-had-happened-andy-got-back-to-me-and-we-have-arranged-to-transport-the-pictures-about-midday-on-friday2025-09-26T05:45:46+00:000.8https://www.ivorsdailygallvant.com/blog-70/ivor-s-daily-gallivant-friday-october-6-2023-woke-when-my-alarm-sounded-at-700-but-stayed-in-bed-until-800-as-i-still-felt-tired-and-didn-t-have-anything-scheduled-except-scrabble-with-helen-and-martini-at-twelve-i-was-tired-again-and-wondered-if-it-was-because-of-my-diabetes-there-was-a-blood-test-form-to-test-my-blood-sugar-over-the-previous-three-months-an-hb1c-form-i-ran-to-the-co-op-and-back-and-bought-some-butter-and-a-sausage-and-baked-beans-slice-but-forgot-to-buy-another-loath-and-there-weren-t-and-mixed-vegetables-i-put-some-clothes-in-the-washing-machine-and-left-it-to-do-its-work-while-i-went-to-helen-s-to-play-scrabble-with-her-and-martini-and-took-some-of-my-postcards-for-them-as-presents-and-drew-pictures-of-them-and-helen-gave-me-5-for-hers-we-had-cheese-on-toast-for-and-cherry-tomatoes-from-helen-s-garden-and-crisps-followed-with-a-small-portion-of-homemade-banoffee-pie-which-was-delicious-it-was-flavoured-with-ginger-during-the-conversation-the-topic-of-drinking-tea-came-up-apparently-according-to-helen-there-was-an-edition-of-michael-mosley-s-just-one-thing-where-he-said-tea-is-good-for-you-when-i-got-home-i-listened-to-it-i-won-the-first-game-and-came-third-in-the-second-in-the-evening-i-bought-some-frozen-mixed-vegetables-a-loaf-milk-and-a-banana-from-the-co-op-running-there-and-back2025-09-26T05:45:46+00:000.8https://www.ivorsdailygallvant.com/blog-70/ivor-s-daily-gallivant-monday-october-23-2023-the-alarm-sounded-at-first-i-didn-t-realise-it-was-morning-and-when-i-did-i-stayed-in-bed-where-i-was-warm-and-cosy-compared-with-the-cold-room-finally-my-conscience-such-as-it-is-got-the-best-of-me-and-i-got-up-about-an-hour-later-i-had-a-piping-hot-shower-and-a-change-of-clothes-and-felt-amazing-and-put-the-television-on-for-a-while-my-usual-monday-routine-is-to-go-for-lunch-at-october-books-and-i-ran-to-the-bus-stop-and-reached-it-about-two-minutes-before-the-bus-was-due-at-the-stop-was-a-lady-wheelchair-user-and-her-carer-a-few-moments-later-another-carer-arrived-and-the-wheelchair-user-who-she-was-looking-after-had-to-go-down-the-pavement-and-come-back-on-himself-because-of-the-uneven-pavement-the-two-carers-and-the-lady-wheelchair-user-had-a-chat-and-i-had-a-few-words-with-the-lad-in-his-wheelchair-he-told-me-he-was-a-contestant-in-the-paralympics-in-the-butcher-contest-which-apparently-is-like-bowls-the-bus-arrived-about-40-minutes-late-and-i-kept-myself-busy-sketching-some-of-the-passengers-while-it-made-its-way-to-southampton-lunch-at-october-books-was-uneventful-and-on-the-way-home-i-stopped-at-dibden-purlieu-and-photographed-st-andrews-and-had-an-ice-cream-once-home-i-had-a-cup-of-tea-and-during-bootleg-art-club-did-some-work-on-my-forest-pool-picture-and-had-a-tin-of-chicken-and-vegetable-soup-in-the-evening-i-wrote-a-speculative-email-to-st-andrews-in-dibden-purlieu-which-tried-to-get-commissions-for-my-local-church-paintings2025-09-26T05:45:46+00:000.8https://www.ivorsdailygallvant.com/blog-70/ivor-s-daily-gallivant-thursday-november-2-2023-early-on-today-was-largely-a-waste-of-time-i-thought-i-had-a-blood-test-this-morning-but-when-i-got-to-the-surgery-i-had-the-wrong-paperwork-and-it-was-a-wasted-trip-on-the-bright-side-running-there-was-exhilarating-and-good-for-my-health-with-the-recent-rain-there-would-i-m-told-me-plenty-of-negative-irons-which-boosted-my-sense-of-wellbeing-there-followed-a-series-of-seemingly-useless-facebook-messenger-chats-which-left-me-feeling-drained-in-the-afternoon-i-attended-the-community-cook-up-and-did-some-sketches-of-the-people-queuing-for-their-food-lucie-mann-told-me-of-a-plan-to-feature-my-paintings-in-her-community-website-and-she-has-applied-for-an-orchard-grant-for-my-garden-which-she-thinks-stands-a-good-chance-of-being-granted-there-will-be-news-about-that-tomorrow-i-checked-my-bank-balance-in-one-stop-on-my-way-back-from-the-bus-stop-i-was-in-a-low-mood-and-went-to-bed-my-alarm-sounded-for-to-tell-me-to-take-my-meditation-and-i-realised-the-water-was-off-a-friend-who-lives-locally-messaged-me-about-the-water-and-brought-an-emergency-supply-of-bottled-water2025-09-26T05:45:46+00:000.8https://www.ivorsdailygallvant.com/blog-70/ivor-s-daily-gallivant-saturday-november-4-2023-as-far-as-i-remember-i-slept-well-last-night-anyway-i-was-in-a-whimsical-mood-this-morning-eventually-surfacing-at-the-crack-of-10-happy-despite-the-incessant-rain-and-my-other-trials-and-tribulations-i-watched-a-really-pucker-vegetarian-cookery-video-on-my-masterclass-subscription-by-the-guardian-vegetarian-food-writer-in-the-parlance-of-lesser-mortals-such-as-myself-the-dish-was-steamed-grilled-carrots-with-special-yogurt-labneh-cider-vinegar-and-honey-topped-with-dukkah-an-egyptian-spicy-nutty-mixture-i-set-up-a-minimum-donation-direct-debit-with-friends-of-the-earth-3-per-month-to-campaign-against-global-warming-after-watching-the-video-i-had-a-runny-boiled-egg-for-breakfast-you-can-t-win-em-all-life-without-water-well-a-limited-supply-of-water-continued-i-spent-most-of-the-day-helping-a-friend-get-more-bottled-water-and-only-finally-managed-it-when-another-friend-told-me-their-water-had-been-reconnected-and-she-had-some-bottles-over-it-was-an-uphill-battle-during-which-i-found-a-lady-looking-for-water-for-her-93-year-old-mother-and-told-her-where-there-was-a-supply-of-bottled-water-without-a-queue-life-went-on-and-i-continued-listening-to-the-masterclass-course-about-food-choices-selective-eating-by-michael-pollen-and-went-to-make-a-tea-the-kitchen-tap-gurgled-so-i-turned-it-on-and-much-to-my-delight-my-water-was-running-again-i-finished-the-selective-eating-course-and-treated-myself-to-a-piping-hot-shower-boy-it-felt-good2025-09-26T05:45:46+00:000.8https://www.ivorsdailygallvant.com/blog-70/ivor-s-daily-gallivant-monday-november-6-2023-it-hasn-t-been-the-greatest-of-days-for-me-i-got-up-too-late-to-go-to-october-books-and-spent-the-day-alone-i-mopped-around-the-house-most-of-the-day-i-put-a-portion-of-frozen-vegetable-curry-into-the-microwave-so-i-had-an-easy-quick-evening-meal-during-the-day-and-yesterday-i-listened-to-judd-apatow-s-master-class-on-comedy-writing-he-suggests-having-a-series-of-cards-where-ideas-for-scenes-or-jokes-are-written-and-when-a-sufficiently-large-number-have-been-done-they-are-sorted-into-order-and-made-into-stories-using-this-method-i-began-writing-my-autobiography-today2025-09-26T05:45:46+00:000.8https://www.ivorsdailygallvant.com/blog-70/ivor-s-daily-gallivant-tuesday-november-7-2023-woke-up-early-and-for-reasons-i-chose-not-to-discuss-felt-out-of-salts-i-guess-every-point-of-view-is-perfectly-valid-from-the-perspective-of-its-owner-the-problem-is-how-blinkered-and-limited-the-perspectives-of-some-people-are-does-it-apply-to-me-am-i-the-pot-calling-the-kettle-black-an-idiot-can-only-see-as-an-idiot-don-t-tell-the-fish-in-the-pond-about-the-vastness-of-the-ocean-my-problem-is-i-am-unable-to-find-someone-to-confide-in-in-the-judd-asiago-s-master-class-he-said-comedians-are-misfits-it-s-certainly-been-true-of-me-i-continued-drafting-my-memoir-with-some-of-what-happened-before-and-during-my-first-breakdown-and-had-a-pizza-from-the-clearance-section-of-the-coop2025-09-26T05:45:46+00:000.8