Over the past three weeks I’ve spent over £140 (probably more if I continued counting) on in-app purchases for a stupid game called Candy Crush Saga. If I’d know the game was addictive I would never …
Random thoughts
3 tips to combat writer’s block
Do you have those times when you want to write but something is blocking you? Don’t you just hate it? Sometimes I have all these ideas but can’t settle on any one thing or I want to write about …
Making lemonade from a morning full of lemons
I was wondering what to post for day five of the #31WriteNow blog challenge. Should I moan about my disappointment at the new Doctor Who? Should I polish up one of my draft posts for Twisted? I have …
#31WriteNow blog challenge
The great thing about the Internet is that you can always find something or someone to give you a boost when your spirits are flagging. I’ve set myself the task of getting this site back up to …
I gladiate but I’m no Olivia Pope
Long before ABC launched the TV show Scandal starring the gorgeous Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, I was a gladiator. I didn’t call myself that back then but, I definitely gladiated. I’m a Web …
Random photos
No more lemonade
Dear life, I'm pig sick of lemonade Please throw me apples so I can make cider instead. If I see one more lemon I'll bitch slap you upside your head. …
The song not the singer
What do you do when your colleagues want to shine a spotlight on you and you disagree? Get over yourself and suck it up with protest of course. Here's my protest: I’ve taken all the tests and I …
HUGE arse compensation
When I was born Mother Nature visited me in my crib and said “For five minutes of your life (childhood to late teen years) you’re going to love to dance. Your favourite dancers will be Fred Astaire …
Vulnerability test
Do you have days when you stick your hands under cold water, no problem? Are there days when you think “hell no! I’ll wait for the water to warm up”? I noticed this about myself so I thought I’d do a …
Ode to Miss Kitty
I called my kitten Miss Kitty Fantastico after Willow's cat on Buffy. My family wouldn't call her that 'cos they're really boring and quite stuffy. …
I am woman
I’m too busy studying to write a new poem so I’m recycling an old poem of mine for national poetry day. I am woman No classic beauty, I’m more a 9 than a perfect ten. I can down a pint with the …