A cozy blog, moments of reflection, quiet inspiration.https://www.ambientalleys.com/https://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/its-not-just-that/https://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/its-not-just-that/It's not just that, it is knowing that you will bring everything about. The good, the bad and what seems bad but will turn out good, and what feels good but will sour. It is all in your hands. Somehow,…Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloghttps://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/i-find-the-suggestion-on-pinterest-interesting/https://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/i-find-the-suggestion-on-pinterest-interesting/MAXIMIZE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY WITH A NEW DAY-PLANNING TEMPLATE. As if the absence of the right template is ever an issue. As if once you have this or that template, your productivity will suddenly increase. I think it is a beautiful…Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloghttps://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/how-to-procrastinate-well/https://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/how-to-procrastinate-well/Gloomy days. Not even outside. There can be sunshine beyond the pane for all I care. I am dragging my feet from the couch to the dining table. I open my laptop to write and instead watch Safiya’s video where she melts Yankee candles to make a giant one. Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloghttps://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/there-is-this-neigbour-and-i/https://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/there-is-this-neigbour-and-i/We never met, yet we seem to be living in a unison. We wake up around the same time, take walks on the opposite sides of the lake, then head out. I don't know where he is going, I usually go to the tavern for breakfast.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTbloghttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-08-31-1/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-08-31-1/Looking through job adds has been a source of frustration, desperation and laughs. When I can't take it anymore - I laugh. “Ability to manage priorities; opportunities to sense-check thinking; you will be both end-to-end of everything and the big…Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-08-31/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-08-31/I look for my dream job, I even go over the adds I have already rejected. Half-way through the process I begin to read the book titled 'Bullshit jobs: a theory'….Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-05-11/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-05-11/The recruitment agent replied to me: I am overqualified for the 3-month contract. But! He has 2 other roles for me. Both permanent, both exactly what I used to do. Both offer exceptionally good money. And I spiral. I look…Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-05-08/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-05-08/Nothing. Absolutely nothing I want to apply for. And the engine is evidently weirded out by my search patterns, as it is now suggesting some strange listings: from a school principal to a partner in a law firm. What on…Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-05-07/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-05-07/Applied for a 3-month contract. The work is easy enough, contractor hours give me freedom to manage my time and money coming in would be pretty good right about now.Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-05-06/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-05-06/Not everyone in the family knows I quit. It makes up for awkward conversations sometimes. They ask about my job, and I say: "I am looking for another one". Not lying per se, but who are we kidding? I am…Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-05-05/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-05-05/No response from the employer. In my experience, if they don't call you within the first 2 business days, do not hold your breath. Oh, well, at least I tried. I am not going to lie, there are moments now…Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-05-01/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-05-01/I applied for one job! This was an event in itself. It has been weeks since I have seen anything I wanted to apply for. It took me 2 hours. 2 hours to research the company, mark up the ad,…Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-30/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-30/Is it me, or are the ads getting worse? The phrasing they are using: "we are looking for someone who enjoys driving business outcomes". Does anyone enjoy that? Joy is such a specific feeling. Enjoyment, delight, and finding pleasure are…Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-29/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-29/I am telling myself I don't need to apply for jobs over the weekends. Who knows why? It is not like unemployment pauses for a weekend break, or that money stops running out. And yet I step into the weekend…Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-25/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-25/Recruitment agents are dementors.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-24/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-24/I Googled. Google suggested making a list. I made a list: 'deal-breakers', 'must haves', 'would be great', 'ideally not'. And I felt good for a second. I do not know what I want exactly, but I have a list, and…Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-23/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-23/It has been days. I go online, I look and - nothing. Nothing that excites me, nothing that I want to apply for. There are some interesting roles, but they are in the companies I do not care for. There…Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-22/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-22/Yesterday, I wanted to get out of the house for the first time since the whole 'I am not working' storyline began. I was restless, and I wanted to drive and sing and think and walk. So I did. I…Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-17/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-17/I should be looking for a new job. Instead, I go online and order a moisturiser.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-16/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-16/I want to find something that will suit me, a job that will make me leap out of bed in the morning. And I wonder if it is even possible? In my career line, with my skill-set, with all the…Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-15/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-15/Hope today. Hope and a busy mind.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-14/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-14/I struggled today. There was no reason to struggle, but I struggled to believe that a perfect job for me exists. That I will find it before money runs out, and I will resort to taking up whatever is offered.…Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-13/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-13/HR Pro-tip: if your manager asks you 'How can I support you?' brace yourself. For what is coming your way is not support but a level of scrutiny that will leave you breathless, constantly watching your back and justifying your…Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-12/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-12/Today I woke up thinking I need a vision board. And then I thought how stupid I will look with this vision board once my life gets on track, that has nothing to do with what's on the board.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-11/https://www.ambientalleys.com/diary/2026-04-11/I left my snazzy job this week. Now I am jobless, with a huge project on my hands (my writing career) and an absolute detest for anything that resembles my work over the last few years. This is going to…Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdiaryhttps://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/how-often-do-people-enjoy-what-they-re-supposed-to/https://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/how-often-do-people-enjoy-what-they-re-supposed-to/I mean how often do you plan something that is meant to be incredibly cosy and warm and give you peace? You bring the place together and you pour that cup of coffee, and arrange the cushions, and lit the candle and…Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTbloghttps://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/no-inspiration-just-need-to-write/https://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/no-inspiration-just-need-to-write/It's a thing. It's our thing. I wonder if she feels this way. Not necessarily inspired, but just in a peaceful, sort of obligatory way. Looking at her laptop…Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTbloghttps://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/you-know-things-that-are-supposed-to-mean-absolutely-nothing/https://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/you-know-things-that-are-supposed-to-mean-absolutely-nothing/Things in passing sort of speak. They are here for a moment, not necessarily pretty, just here, simple, untidy, unimportant, like an alley you have to walk through to get to the right street. It has an iron gate that…Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMTbloghttps://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/love-is-not-loud-but-it-sure-is-not-apologetic/https://www.ambientalleys.com/blog/love-is-not-loud-but-it-sure-is-not-apologetic/Love has been defined by so many, and never fully perceived and dare I say - felt? Even the fringes of love make us excited. But what are we truly excited for? The feeling? The thought? The chemistry? Or are we willing to go to the depths of love when…Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMTblog