September’s short term goals

I've not got all the details set for how I'm going to do this but, for the purposes of keeping myself accountable, I'm writing it down here as best I can

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It’s not me, it’s you?

I don't quite know how to say this...

Failing to plan or planning to fail?

Where do you see yourself in five years time? Those words are likely to have me breaking out into a cold sweat, running a mile and reaching for the closest gin bottle I can find.

There’s something about August

The last time I'd written with any great regularity had been last August

Music soothes the savage beast…

Music makes me feel better. It helps me process things. It helps my mood.

When you realise the true meaning of “Life’s too short”…

"Life's too short!" It's a phrase you often hear. Life's too short - Drink the gin; Buy the shoes; Go to the party! Blah blah blah. But what happens when it's not about the frivolity of life's 'treat yo self' choices? What happens when it's because time is, quite literally, running out?  And so it is that …

Five for Friday

Prompted by my recent foray into journaling, I'm trying a bit of a new challenge for this week's Five for Friday - and it's something I've never been particularly good at! Sometimes my blog posts just flow out (as you can probably tell from the rambling...) but this one took quite a bit of thinking. …

Five for Friday

I've written quite a lot this week, certainly compared to the last few weeks. Partly that has resulted in more blog posts (I heard that eye roll!) but partly I've been writing in a stream of consciousness journal and, following on from a comment on this post, I've started a "daily" journal. I use the …

Shoulda, woulda, coulda

I've been a bit remiss with my blog posting lately, I'd like to say it's because my life has been super busy and exciting but in reality it's been a combination of some busy spells, some down days and a forgetful mind. I know that may sound a bit weird, I've forgotten to blog but, …

Finding my place

Do you ever get that feeling where you just belong? It's not something I've ever really experienced, if you've read my adoption story post you'll perhaps understand why. About 8 months ago my landlord told me he was selling my flat, I was initially pretty upset because I loved my flat and it felt like …