I tried to read your post about 5 smart reads but it is paywalled. Can you take the paywall down so people can read about what you are planning to do. And then make the decision whether to be a paid subscriber or not please?
I share a lot of personal details that I don’t feel comfortable publishing for all in this post (you can enable the free trial to read the post in full). I shared this update over on my Instagram:
#5SmartReads is returning as a weekly issue to my paid subscribers, over on my Substack. This format allows me to operate 5SR independently, as it takes 2-3 hours to research and write a single issue. This subscription income fairly compensates me for my time.
It also offers some much needed boundaries for my mental health and peace - I have the space to write about critical issues without worrying about the algorithm limiting my reach, and have the space to delve into them with the care and detail they deserve.
Hi Hitha - this is what I shared with you on July 7, 2017
I stumbled on your website on my yahoo page and have been reading with avid interest your packing tips and other blog posts.
Your travel subject resonates with me as well. I have been called a trailing spouse as we moved out of India in 1989 and over the next 22 years we moved 10 times and all of them internationally.
I started making lists of what to do every time we were faced with a move and these days I make these lists every time we travel as well - which is at least 4 times a year.
I call my list - things to do before a trip and some of the ones I find particularly useful in addition to making the usual travel arrangements - flight, train tickets etc., is the companies I need to notify that I am out of town. The post Office to hold my mail; my newspaper subscriptions not to deliver the newspaper while I am away; car rentals if needed at destination; taxis to take me to the airport; notifying my HOA manager; putting off the icemaker in my fridge; watering arrangements for my plants; emptying the dishwasher and throwing away trash before I leave.
Hi Hitha
I tried to read your post about 5 smart reads but it is paywalled. Can you take the paywall down so people can read about what you are planning to do. And then make the decision whether to be a paid subscriber or not please?
I share a lot of personal details that I don’t feel comfortable publishing for all in this post (you can enable the free trial to read the post in full). I shared this update over on my Instagram:
#5SmartReads is returning as a weekly issue to my paid subscribers, over on my Substack. This format allows me to operate 5SR independently, as it takes 2-3 hours to research and write a single issue. This subscription income fairly compensates me for my time.
It also offers some much needed boundaries for my mental health and peace - I have the space to write about critical issues without worrying about the algorithm limiting my reach, and have the space to delve into them with the care and detail they deserve.
Thank you for sharing
Hi Hitha - this is what I shared with you on July 7, 2017
I stumbled on your website on my yahoo page and have been reading with avid interest your packing tips and other blog posts.
Your travel subject resonates with me as well. I have been called a trailing spouse as we moved out of India in 1989 and over the next 22 years we moved 10 times and all of them internationally.
I started making lists of what to do every time we were faced with a move and these days I make these lists every time we travel as well - which is at least 4 times a year.
I call my list - things to do before a trip and some of the ones I find particularly useful in addition to making the usual travel arrangements - flight, train tickets etc., is the companies I need to notify that I am out of town. The post Office to hold my mail; my newspaper subscriptions not to deliver the newspaper while I am away; car rentals if needed at destination; taxis to take me to the airport; notifying my HOA manager; putting off the icemaker in my fridge; watering arrangements for my plants; emptying the dishwasher and throwing away trash before I leave.
Just wanted to share with you...