Calling yourself a writer: the leap
I haven’t posted about writing in a while and that’s a good thing because I’ve been busy. Writing. Or rather, reading. And editing. There are three books on the go. My original book, which I […]
October 2015
Get the look – Vera Wang on the cheap
You know what I’ve never done? A style post. All these lovely bloggers I follow publish pics of their dresses and shoes and shiny skinniness when they attend events. I LOVE looking at the pics, […]
Review: Ziaja Argan Oil Hand and Face Cream
All is forgiven Bill. Karma. The world is right again. The donkey socks never arrived but something else did. I know you didn’t actually send the package Bill, but I have to believe that you […]
Nothing to hold. Nothing to grieve. Nothing.
I started counting this morning. The ones that I know about. Aunties and uncles. A distant cousin. In-laws. Twins. Two babies for two Mums. Some at seven weeks. Some at thirteen. Gone. No heartbeat. I’m […]
Diary of a one year old: 14 months
The baby is crazy. She’s gone from a wriggly blob to a shuffly blob to a small girl child who can climb and run and use her hands like an adult might. I can’t understand […]
Breastfeeding: how to pump and have a life in 10 easy steps
It’s baby boom time in my circle of friends. Like the year that preceded it, the year of the seven weddings, this is the year of the seven impending births. Between family, close friends and […]
How not to do PR. A moan about donkey socks.
Right let’s get this out of the way first. I’m a moaner. I love to complain. In fact I ENJOY it. If something happens to me that I’m not happy about I get relief by […]
19 things that sucked ass in the 19th century
I recently shared out a blog post I’d written about some of the research I was doing for my historical fiction novels set in the 19th century. The comments that came back were overwhelmingly positive, […]