Colin Doncaster

Our plan of changing our lifestyle and taking stock of what’s important to us is coming together nicely – last week we moved up to my cottage close to Southampton, Ontario and begun our experiment.  If this works and we’re able to make a living, work remotely and spend our days closer to nature – then it will have been a success.

Besides the weather, trees, hummingbirds and serenity the biggest bonus this last week was the successful installation of high speed internet – with this there’s no excuse to not be connected.  Eastlink is offering it up here and they recently upgraded their service to offer both 30mbps ( which we have ) and 100mbps which is far more than most residential customers would ever need – though it would come in handy if we take on larger projects.

This last week has been organizing all our apples in a row and now the fun begins!

This falls squarely under the heading Lifestyle Design, it is what you make of it.  With that said, here’s a taste…

I’m currently in Germany visiting Kirsten’s family and enjoying all the meaty, tasty dishes to be had.  We left Norway at the beginning of the month after 7 months of living in the Nordic land.

Our plan is to now spend a few months in my little retreat 3 hours north of Toronto, enjoying nature and slowly laying the ground work for what’s next…

…what that is, we’re not %100 sure.  I know it will involve Visual Effects, some R&D, and iPad or two and ultimately a bag load of fun.  After 15 years of working in the industry I’m hoping to find or carve out a little niche for myself, where I still have a chance to work on the shots I enjoy doing but am also removed from certain aspects of the industry that rub me the wrong way.  Ultimately it’s about having a bit more control over what I’m doing, having variation in my life and working towards more passive income.

A video of my Digital Storytelling Presentation is online.