I think being happy is, to some extent, a conscious choice. We can choose to be happy with what we have and be grateful for the good things in our lives, or we can choose to focus on what we don’t have and the bad things in our lives. If you’re having a bad day, … [Read more…]
Grief is a funny thing isn’t it? It affects everyone differently and it can rear its ugly head long after you tell yourself you’re “over it”. The truth is, when a loved one dies, you never really get over it. You just learn to deal with it better – to remember the good times instead … [Read more…]
As an avid reader, writer and watcher of all things horror, when I spotted a list of the 20 most disturbing horror movies of all time, of course I knew I had to see what the movies where. I was quite surprised that The Exorcist didn’t make the list – it’s a movie I love … [Read more…]
I didn’t realise until I started to think about this post that I’m really not materialistic at all. In fact, I wanted to share twenty things with you, but the fact is, I really can’t think of twenty “things”. I mean I could have if I’d included fifteen books, but that’s another post entirely. So … [Read more…]
As someone in my mid-thirties, I’m kind of conscious about forty fast approaching, and it makes me reflect on all the things I always wanted to do and haven’t gotten around to. I started thinking about writing this list and I realised I didn’t have anything like forty things I still want to achieve. … [Read more…]
As regular readers will know, I took a break from the blog to go on holiday to Haven Blue Dolphin in Filey. The last few holidays I’ve taken have been working holidays, and this time I decided it was time to have a proper holiday without any work going on (although of course I couldn’t … [Read more…]
Almost two years ago, I wrote a post that was a letter from my current blogging self to my past blogging self. At the time, I had just started freelance writing, and although I had barely begun, I had already started to think about leaving my day job and writing full time (which I have … [Read more…]
I believe that having a positive outlook on life and the things around you can make a huge difference to how happy and satisfied you feel with your life. Being grateful for what you have rather than being envious of what you don’t have can make a huge difference too. I always try to look … [Read more…]
Last year, I had twenty blogging and writing goals. Did I achieve them? It’s been a bit of a mixed bag. Some I achieved, some I didn’t and some I decided against doing. Overall, I’m happy with the way the year turned out. Here’s a breakdown of how I got on (this post … [Read more…]
I love getting to know more about the bloggers behind the blogs which is why I came up with the idea of a 100 truths blogger tag. 100 questions, 100 truths. You’ll find details on how to join in below, but first it seems only fair that I share my 100 truths with you. 100 … [Read more…]