We’re thiswasnotwellplanned and on this page you can find some information about us! This site is run by Emily & Francis, who hail (primarily) from Oxford, UK. As our parents keep reminding us, we’re in our late twenties, so are supposedly adults now. We started this site in late December 2022 to give you some shortcuts and advice in the messy little existence called life.
In November 2022, we took the plunge and left our hometown and stable jobs, much to the irritation and worry of our loving families, and are currently off gallivanting around the world 🌍
Why should I care?
You may well not be interested in upping sticks, and trust us, lack of routine is not for everyone. To do this, we’re working out how to survive mentally, financially and physically, and want to share that with you so you can do the same – no matter where you are!
Also, we have other interests! Francis is in his last year of an Open University biology undergraduate course, while Emily has a penchant for history. We are totally interesting to be around. Just don’t tell anyone she is also a qualified accountant. It always puts a dampener on a dinner party. Enough about us… 💤
What’s with your name? Do you just lack the ability to plan?
No, not at all! We’re not planning too far in advance partly on purpose, but also to give us flexibility: being ‘well-planned’ isn’t always the thing to aim for… 😉
At any stage of thinking about the future, especially with the world as it is currently and in a different country (!) it’s hard to foresee the potential pitfalls and curveballs ahead. We’re also big fans of learning from our mistakes – so you get to come along for the ride and make an informed decision on whether the bugs are worth it 🐛 – bites and all!
Is there anything else I should know?
To help us keep doing this, we’ve joined some affiliate programs. This means that some of the links we provide tell the owner of that shop that you came from us and therefore we effectively receive a commission from their profits for sending you their way. This does not increase the price that you pay.
Here are the links to our affiliate pages:
- Amazon storefront (a collection of products we’ve bought on Amazon with comments on why we’d recommend them!)
- NordVPN (this is the VPN provider we use. They’ve been really good, so we signed up to be an affiliate!)
You could also choose to read our recommendations and find the products yourself – it’s totally up to you, and we’ll always be clear when we’re recommending something we’re an affiliate of. We also only recommend things we’re already a fan of, and don’t join programs for brands we don’t believe in.
We’ll try to keep things as organised as possible, but as you can tell from the title, we’re taking things as they come…!
If you have any questions or comments, please drop us a line via our Contact Us page!
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