Are you a podcast convert? I am. Last year I blogged twice about podcasts I was listening to. Firstly, my favourite podcasts of the moment, and then my favourite podcasts for writers. I wondered if podcasts were just a fad, if this year they would dwindle away into cyberspace. But no, they are stronger than…
Love them, or hate them, inspirational quotes are all around us. I’m old enough to remember the days when inspirational quotes were limited to self-help books or posters on the walls of doctor’s clinics. But nowadays, there probably isn’t a day go that goes by when social media isn’t bombarded with positive sayings and motivational quotes….
I’ve been feeling a little philosophical lately. I’ve found myself pondering many things but unable to break any of them down into concise thoughts or feelings. I’ll keep pondering. Instead, I just have a short thought for you today. Yesterday was one of the most stressful days I’ve had in years. Everything went wrong from the…
Times are a changin’. And in the blogging world change happens in the blink of an eye. And we too change. Of course we do. I know since starting blogging, (I can’t even remember how many years ago my very first blog was), I’ve changed dramatically. From someone who didn’t know who she was, to…
Just a quick one today, firstly to say thank you to everyone who took the time to complete my blog survey that’s been open for the past three weeks. I have been so overwhelmed at the number of responses, I expected maybe about ten or twelve and to have well over 100 is A-MAZ-ING! So…
Parenting is hard work. We all know that. Navigating the waters day to day as the tide ebbs and flows, is both joyous and challenging, and you never really know when the rip is going to pull you under. Well, it’s well and truly dragging me under at the moment and I’m struggling to keep my…
That’s how I feel right now. Numb. Can’t think. Can’t do. Can’t write. Can’t write. Oh, how that feels. It’s awful. Torture. Okay, so maybe I’m going a little over the top, but for someone who breathes each day just to write, not feeling like writing is a pretty low spot to be in. And…
Things have been a bit heavy around here lately, what with my Lessons of 2015 posts here and here, and then my last post about what doing something you love every day has taught me. So I thought I lighten the mood for a moment, and ask: what’s your favourite daggy song? But, before you answer,…
What do you think makes someone worth listening to? What gives someone credibility? Is it a qualification? Is it a university degree? A monumental life-changing experience? Or is it that they simply speak the truth? Right from the heart and intellectually honest? This is something I ponder all too often. You see, I feel I…
Today I bought some pistachio nuts, which seems like an odd way to start this post, but bear with me. You see, pistachio nuts remind me of one of my favourite books as a kid. The book was ‘The Ten Cupcake Romance’. Yes, while all the other kids were reading literary classics such as Enid Blyton’s ‘The…
