ThatIsBeyond… A History of Hoarding

I come from a long line of hoarders. My grandmother in particular was a hoarder to the level that you will rarely experience outside of the world of reality TV. A three bedroom home filled with several lifetime’s memorabilia, memories interspliced with folded sheets and towels, photographs and embroidered doilies. Beer cans a dozen years …

ThatIsBeyond… A Colour Story – Out of the blue.

The second of my series of posts exploring grooming products, accessories and underwear in simple to follow colour stories! This week’s instalment is OUT OF THE BLUE! Let’s bring some more colour into our lives and break through the dull! Want part 1? Red for Filth TBO The TBO brief – Indigo Blue Amazingly soft …

ThatIsBeyond … A little reminder (#gifted)

Lockdown is not all doom and gloom. Don’t get me wrong, it has been tough. But sometimes we could all do with a little personal reminder of why we are here and what we are trying to achieve. Across the board, it seems that this week has been particularly tough for those in my circle. …

Thatisbeyond… Vaccination Machinations, or a broken system?

But below the surface there is a real flare of injustice regarding the whole process. I sometimes sit here worrying Is The System Broken?

ThatIsBeyond… No Pictures, Please.

I am so lucky that I am not plagued by the paparazzi! Honestly I put enough pressure on myself to look a certain way, without a lens to the whole world tracing my every step.

New exhibition of photography on www.ThatIsBeyond.com

ThatIsBeyond… excuses or common sense?

I am sort of bored about talking about Covid-19 and being locked down. With the adverse effects of lockdown penetrating the lives of most of the world, it can sometimes feel that the pandemic is inescapable and right now it’s directly related to what I wanted to write about – go figure! Throughout the last …

ThatIsBeyond…Where is the motivation?

It is my undeniable truth, that the length of time in lockdown is directly proportional to how hard it is to find my motivation!

ThatIsBeyond… Resolutions are so 2020

This year I am doing things differently. I am a goal orientated sort of fellow, and so instead of resolving myself to achieve/ not achieve specifics, I have instead decided to set myself challenges across the wider scope of my life with no dates to achieve them and no order, instead the aim is to keep my experience varied throughout 2021…

ThatIsBeyond…Feeling <

Over the years my life has been punctuated with moments that mentally torture me, like a recurring dream, throughout the following years. My preoccupation with feeling < (less than) though, has become a problem in adult life. It has tarnished my own view of myself and sets me up for an almighty fall. Some would …