Welcome to damosbitofblog!

Hello World!

This is my first foray into the world of blogging, so welcome, both to you and me! I've always wanted to write, be it a diary, a journal or a blog, but have never had a real reason to do so. Why start now, you may ask? Well, I'm 29, getting ever closer to 30, and have decided to build and buy a house! What better reason could I have?

I should probably put a bit of context around this by telling you about myself. Well, I've already told you my age so I guess my name should be next. Damien is what my parents call me, Damo is what almost everyone else calls me. You can probably tell from the title of the blog that I'm pretty comfortable with that nickname, so don't be shy in using it! I'd never tell my mother this (again), but I don't really like Damien as a name. Three syllables is overkill for a first name, I'd be happy with one. Two is a great compromise.

Work always seems to be the third thing I tell people about myself, moreso because they ask than because I'm thinking about it. Truth is, I like to spend as little time as possible thinking about work, never truer than when I'm there! But since this is more a one way conversation, I thought it best to bring it up unprompted. So, my job. My career. My reason for leaving the house for 8 (or so) hours a day. I'm a consultant for an IT company, often called an engineer, or senior engineer, or systems engineer or whatever other special title suits the client I'm working with. Full time employed by one company who rents me out for project work to other companies? Do I feel used? I wish! Bored is more like it; however, I don't want this, my first post on my first blog, to descend into a work conversation. Lord knows, I've had enough of those. Perhaps I'll discuss in more detail in a side post later on, but I think you know enough for now.

Let's recap. You know my age, my name, my nickname, my job and a bit about my reason for blogging (to save you scrolling up to re-read, I'm building and buying a house and want to write about it). The question that hasn't been asked (or answered) is why should you stay? Well, I guess there could be any number of reasons! People building a house may wish to follow my progress, learn from my mistakes, share in my triumphs (and disappointments) or just give me advice (which is always sought and always welcome). Perhaps you'll stay because you like my style of writing, which I hope improves as I blog. Maybe you'll stay just to fill in a few minutes of your day. I guess I can't be sure who will read what I write, but hopefully you'll find some reason to visit.

I think I will close my first ever blog post in the same way I opened it.

Hello World!