Making some life changes

Making some life changes

It’s been a long time since I posted on here. At the start of the year I had hopes of posting a weekly column, blogging regularly and maybe publishing a feature or two. I was determined 2019 would be the year I finally gave my writing, including this blog, the time it...
Scheduling some ‘Me Time’

Scheduling some ‘Me Time’

AT work I go on a health and wellbeing course where the instructor keeps stressing the importance of taking time for yourself. Me time, he writes on the white board. “It recharges the batteries,” he says. “It’s time out from the daily grind and helps to reduce stress...
Making the daily commute more bearable

Making the daily commute more bearable

IT is Wednesday and the traffic is crawling along. It is only the third day back after our two-week holiday and already the 60-mile daily commute is bringing out the worst in me. I sit in my uncomfortable car and make my way slowly down the M1 in first gear. It takes...
18 FOR 2018

18 FOR 2018

ADMITTEDLY, I’m a bit late to the party with this. The 18 For 2018 idea has been doing the rounds in the blogging community, and I’ve been so busy reading other people’s plans for the year, that I’ve not really thought about my own. The 18 FOR...

Writing update

It’s been a long time since my last update, so there’s a lot to catch up on. The most exciting thing is that I’m now being mentored by two novelists. Susan Elliot Wright and Russ Thomas are supporting me as I write my running book. I’m very...