This has been a really good month for me. It’s been the month where I’ve sat down and really reflected on what I want to do with my blog. I’ve got loads of ideas about what is going to be happening over the next couple of months and beyond, but this is a post … [Read more…]
I thought I would finish my Desert Island Favourites mini series with the five books I would take to a desert island, as that’s the perfect lead in to June’s theme. I feel like these books should be things like Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Chaucer, Bronte etc, but I am going to be honest, and tell you the … [Read more…]
The latest in the Desert Island Favourites series is TV boxsets! I love this magic island, where there seems to be all the latest electrical equipment, power to it, but no way to escape, don’t you? I’m not saying these are top 5 favourite programmes (although some might make top 10), but these are the … [Read more…]
Today’s desert island favourites post is the 5 music albums I would take to a desert island, again I’m assuming this is a magic island that has something I can listen to music on! 1. Mothership by Led Zeppelin 2. Greatest Hits by The Foo Fighters 3. Red by Taylor Swift 4. Greatest Hits … [Read more…]
I am truly honoured to receive a second nomination for the One Lovely Blog Award, this time from the fab Claire over at Mudpie Fridays . Thank you so much Claire! You can read the first part here! Which leads me on to 7 more facts about me: 1. I prefer dogs to cats … [Read more…]
Kicking off my mini theme, Desert Island Favourites, my top 5 movies to take to a desert island! I am working here on the assumption the island is magic and has a TV, DVD player and electricity 🙂 1. American Pie Box Set I know a box set might be cheating a little, … [Read more…]
Yesterday, I was nominated for the One Lovely Blog award. I was so pleased and excited. It really means a lot when a fellow blogger recognises your blog. On that note, I would like to start by saying a big thank you to the lovely Katie from Growing Up Katertot a lovely blog, full of … [Read more…]
Why am I sitting here at midnight with a new post due to go live and no post written? That’s one hell of a good question! I usually have posts written at least a day in advance, usually more. I can’t even use writer’s block as an excuse because (touch wood) I don’t have it … [Read more…]
It strikes me as strange that in this modern world of equality, a woman alone in a bar is even an issue, but it still seems to be. Men have always drank alone in bars and it has never raised eyebrows, or been a subject for discussion, yet when women do it, it seems there are varying opinions on … [Read more…]
Day 25 of my A to Z Challenge. Y is for You Decide!. On Saturday, I wrote a post about writing for yourself. This might sound contradictory to that but bear with me. As I said in the that post, I write for myself, as in I write my true opinions, even if they might not be … [Read more…]