I’ve been a bit stop-start on my blog over the last few years, blogging less when I have had less spare time. But whatever else I do with my daily life, I am a writer as well. I rediscovered that back in 2012, writing every day as part of a 30 Day Challenge. And ever…
So what has inspired or interested me this last week? What things have I wondered about? Friendship has cropped up a few times this week. Seeing an old friend I’d not seen in a while, hearing news of other friends and acquaintances through social media and mutual acquaintances. Sorting through some old letters and coming…
All blog posts start with a blank page. And somehow get filled with thoughts. The blank page is a bit daunting if you don’t feel as if you’re in a creative mood. But I find just starting to type something, anything, often loosens up the brain cells. I’m trying to get back into blogging regularly,…
So here I am again. I decided to take up a blog challenge to write something for International Women’s Day (IWD), but wasn’t sure I’d have time. And then the day before IWD I had a conversation which led to me committing to write stuff again, just in a small way for now. So this…
It’s been a week or so of lurgy. That horrid cold that just won’t go away. Turns out it’s all over the place, from Cambridge to California to Qatar, according to my Facebook friends. Anyway, there are always a few glimmers of loveliness in a week. Here are this week’s ones… Toddler antics – putting…
I’ve been feeling a bit out of sorts this week. Then while looking back through some blog posts I remembered that I went through a phase of writing weekly gratitude posts. So I thought I would try that, to focus on the good things that have been going on. I had birthday wishes this week…
I’ve been printing and sorting out my Instagram photos, and I’ve come across a few distinct themes.
Happy New Year! It’s been a while hasn’t it? I’ve been settling into freelance life again, along with the juggling of childcare and household management. And it’s been busy. And challenging. I was planning to send the occasional email to my mailing list, but Mailchimp defeated me. For now. I was planning to do some…
So I’ve posted nothing here in a while, and very little on my other blog. Between all the things to read on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram, I’ve got social media brain overload. And I’m still trying to work out how to optimise working only 3 days a week. I love writing, and I love…
I’ve got some writing projects I’d like to do. And some photography, as always. But I’m spending all my child-free days working or doing personal admin and chores. And getting creatively frustrated. I’d like to be doing more, but I don’t have the time. Is that not having the time or not making the time?…
It’s only been a few weeks and I’ve already realised many things… Despite having whole days to myself now, I still feel as if I don’t have enough time! I’m slipping back into bad snacking habits I haven’t made time for a walk every day, even though I know it’s good for me when I…
I enjoy reading books on self-development in its many forms. And at various points in the last year I’ve had time to read quite a lot of books on my iPad. I hope to write a few book reviews, pointing towards books I have found useful. The first of these is about Maternity Leavers by…
It’s a weird thing. My daughter was ill last week, so I wasn’t able to take her to nursery. Or anywhere else where she’d pass on germs to other children. So I spent three days with her, pottering around the house, popping out for walks round the local area. And at times being driven insane…
Here I am, almost at the end of 5 free hours to do whatever I want. No work to do quite yet, daughter at nursery. So why have I been busy and not relaxed? I don’t know, but I do know that this isn’t new for me. For some reason I feel like I have…
I started writing a To Do list last night. I love a good list. But it got longer and longer and longer. And I realised I’m never going to finish everything on it. There’s admin on there, some that’s been piling up during my maternity leave. There are important things like my company accounts, and…
So I’ve finished maternity leave, starting back at work as a freelance marketing and communications consultant, focusing on health. I decided that my motherhood-focused posts belonged in a separate place, as I still have lots to say on the subject of being a mum, but I suspect it’s not of interest to everyone who has…
I sit here at 8.30am, my daughter dropped off at nursery for a half day session. I have a nice cup of tea in my hand (one of those really good ones), the traffic roars in the distance, the birds let out the odd tweet, and the day is starting to warm up. So what’s…
I’ve had two envious moments recently. One relating to writing and one to photography. Neither of these envious moments is a surprise to me, as I’ve had similar ones before – seeing other people doing things I wish I had done myself. I’d love to have an article published in a magazine or a newspaper.…
We’re so fortunate in the UK to be able to take 12 months maternity leave (or shared parental leave) and accrue holiday allowance fo that year. I’m approaching the end of my time away from my job. So what happens next for me? I’ve decided not to go back to my job, for a number…
So in July last year I wrote this list of 4 things I planned to do during my maternity leave. You can read about it here, with an update here. As the final deadline I gave myself was the end of my maternity leave, which is approaching, did I achieve all these things? Photography competition…
