When I was a teenager, I definitely believed Friday 13th was unlucky. As I got older, I started to question the logic of that – nothing particularly bad had ever happened to me on Friday 13th. Even then though, I kind of thought that saying I didn’t believe the day to be unlucky would somehow … [Read more…]
I was recently commissioned by Bathing Solutions to give my thoughts on the following topic … how to get a better night’s sleep. As regular readers of my blog will know, I’m a bit of a night owl and I regularly have trouble sleeping. Admittedly, some of this is down to the fact that I … [Read more…]
I’ve never been a hoarder. Clutter irritates me no end and I hate having a pile of things laying around in case I need them “one day” so I’m probably pretty far out from Marie Kondo’s ideal candidate for her methods. I love a good declutter and I think the roll-off dumpster cost or fee … [Read more…]
If you’re a blogger, no doubt, at some point you will have seen the phrase “done is better than perfect” being thrown around. I remember the first time I came across it, I thought it was brilliant, but now, I’m not so sure. I am sure this post will split opinions but I also think … [Read more…]
I was asked this by a new author who had approached a blogger and asked her to review her book. The blogger had quoted her a price, and being a new author, she wasn’t sure whether this was standard practice or not. The truth is, as an author and blogger of three years, I couldn’t … [Read more…]
In my last post, I talked about why social media is making me cynical. One of the main reasons for this is the constant harassment to buy this, that or the other. So many people seem to assume that being aggressive in their sales pitch is the way to go. It isn’t. And generally, a … [Read more…]
I don’t know if this is just a blogger thing, or if it’s happening to everyone, but lately, social media seems to be just a constant barrage of unwanted sales pitches and even more unwanted pervy messages. I think Instagram and Linked In are the worst for unwanted sales pitches and Instagram is definitely the … [Read more…]
Yep, that’s right. Just when you thought Facebook couldn’t possibly find any other way to screw us over, Mark Zuckerberg proves us all wrong. What Are The Proposed Changes Facebook have announced today that they are having a trial run of a split newsfeed. One half will consist of posts from people on your … [Read more…]
When I watch a TV show that I get into, I get really too into it. To the point where it bothers me more than it should if characters do or say things that don’t fit their character’s at all with no clear motivation. I didn’t realise how bad I was for this until I read … [Read more…]
Let me start by saying I’m 35 and I don’t have children and that is by choice. I know that sounds pretty random, but it is what inspired this post. I’m not sure why, but complete strangers seem to think they have a right to comment on this and offer their unsolicited opinion on it. Whenever … [Read more…]