On achieving my goals
I’m a funny mix of a person, you know. On the one hand, I’m a lazy bugger who will avoid tidying and whose idea of an evening well spent probably involves snoozing or otherwise relaxing. Yet on the...
View ArticleA nice case of Tattoo envy
As you all probably know, I love tattoos. I think there are many horribly done, barely thought through disasters, of course, but for every failure there is a stunning work of body art that will be...
View ArticleBuying vs. Making Lunch – What should I cook?!
Ye Gods, I am a bad morning person. I like to sleep as late as I can (on work mornings, this is) and get ready for work in the shortest time possible. By the time I roll into the work car park I’m...
View ArticleThe new member of the family
Meet Jensen (named after the Jensen Interceptor, not Mr. Jenson Button!). Beautiful little creature! Look at that little face (excuse the gunky eye!) He’s a little kitten from our local RSPCA,...
View ArticleChecking in (once again)
It seems to be that every post I write at the moment starts with “Sorry I’ve been away for so long”. My blogging commitment keeps getting disrupted by other commitments, and those other things? They’re...
View ArticleFree speech, inciting hatred, and what (if anything) we should do about it.
In the past few days (and in actual fact the past few months), a number of interesting cases have come up in the courts. One, the man who made gross, obscene and generally abhorrent comments on his...
View ArticleSince when did the Poppy Appeal become obligatory?
This weekend, an ill-advised teen was arrested for posting a photo of a burning poppy on Facebook. It wasn’t very nice, and it was likely to piss people off, but in my opinion it wasn’t worthy (even...
View ArticleTime for beginnings anew!
I have exciting exciting things to announce – as of the middle of December, I will be starting a new job at a full-service agency in Birmingham. It’s an odd feeling. On the one hand, I love where I...
View ArticleFeminist? Equalist? What do you call yourself in today’s society?
There has been a lot said in the media recently about feminism. Perhaps a topic that had started being overlooked, a slew of recent articles and polls have bought the movement to the forefront of...
View ArticleNew jobs, new houses and new years
It’s a trio of new! Well, sort of – the new year has come and gone, and already manages to be over 20 days ago. Time passes so fast nowadays that sometimes I worry it will just rush past until one day...
View ArticleSeeing in the end of 2013
I know it’s actually only halfway through November – but I have to hold my hands up and say that I’m actively wishing 2013 away. Bring on 2014, with its fresh, clean-slate optimism. The last post I...
View ArticleThe Genuine Article
I am the sort of individual who is prone to crises of confidence. I come across as bubbly and loud and silly (and don’t get me wrong, those are relatively significant parts of my personality) but at...
View ArticleWhen Does Admiration Become Objectification?
This is a post that I’ve been writing in my head for a long time now, and if I’m honest I’m still not sure that I’m going to be able to do the topic justice. Perhaps there is no right or wrong answer,...
View ArticleLiving to work and working to live
I was thinking today about that question that you bump into occasionally throughout your working life. Do you live to work, or work to live? In essence, are you a workaholic with nothing more important...
View ArticleThe accidental gardener…
Once upon a time, writing was my hobby. But I kinda of sucked at keeping up with that, and that meant that, as my posts got further and further apart, I spent just a couple of hours a month occupied...
View ArticleClearing out more garden room…
So, the other weekend I decided it was time to clear up the other end of the (absurdly deep) garden border. I hadn’t been looking forward to this. Firstly the whole thing is full to the brim with...
View ArticleBalancing productivity with enjoying life
A few years ago, if I’d told you that I liked to achieve stuff with my day, you’d have laughed. I was a pretty lazy person really – happy to just watch TV or read, to float through every day in a haze...
View ArticleNot depressed any longer
Let’s start with the miserable bit shall we? From the age of about 16, I’m been pretty much constantly depressed. It first appeared when hormones truly kicked in, and ever since it has been a constant...
View ArticleMaking the mundane seem beautiful
Doesn’t it look pretty? I simply couldn’t resist sharing what I thought was a lovely shot, taken as we covered most of the house in plastic sheeting so we could paint our doors inside… As I’ve...
View ArticleMiss, Ms, Mrs and More
The other day, I made a comment on Facebook about how forms rarely seem to include the option “Miss” any more, instead displaying only “Ms” and “Mrs”. I got a few comments on the post, a few left wing,...
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