Positive thinking
Now that both my children have given up their dummies I clearly think I am supermum if not in fact superhuman. The fact that it was basically my husband that made me do it is beside the point. I am...
View ArticleThe final push
As you may know (if you read this regularly) I’ve written a novel, a manuscript I think I should say, it’s women’s fiction. A rather good story (that’s not me saying that, I’ve had my best friend read...
View ArticleWanna be writer
Yes that’s me. The sheepish woman in the corner pulling her self confidence back up off the floor after the first rejection. The first of many of course, I realise that. I thought I was prepared for it...
View ArticleGetting over myself
Last night we had a big Burn’s Night dinner at work. I know we’re a bit late but I think the snow put everything back. Given that one of our clients is a whiskey brand we had the honour of the master...
View ArticleI’m not showing off but…
My little Tilly, who is 20 months, counted from 1 to 10 earlier. All on her own and she didn’t even know I was listening. The girls have these cards that you thread laces into and make pictures and...
View ArticleTa da!!
Wow that was quick wasn’t it? No sooner had I put away my hanky and stopped bemoaning my very existence I got over myself. One of my very best qualities is my ability to bounce back. Knock me down and...
View ArticleIf I stop I might fall over
As a small child I had an old red tricyle. It was the best thing in my little world and I’d pretend it was my car as I rode around the garden and up the drive. I’d lean down hard on one side for...
View ArticleIt’s started
The next book has started to crawl out of my head and onto a page. This morning with a real pen on real paper as I travelled to work on my daily commute. Would it be tremendously pretentious to say...
View ArticleHow motherhood has changed me #1
If you’d told me four years ago that I’d be going to a theme park on a busy Sunday (Mother’s Day no less) in April I’d have told you your crystal ball needed rebooting. Theme parks and everything they...
View ArticleHell Why Not?
You ever get those moments in your life when you just can’t think of a good reason not to do something? I wrote a novel about a year and a half ago. I put my heart and soul into it (and most of my...
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