One of my favourite things in the world is acting silly and childish, so when a friend from Stirling invited me to join her and…
It’s been more than 12 years since I first arrived in Edinburgh, and I’ve only now taken the time to visit the city’s second castle.…
Way back on 6 February 2002, my friend bailed out on a day trip to St Andrews. With nothing better to do, I decided to walk…
Tucked away in a wee close off of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile is one of my favourite museums in the city. It’s the Writers’ Museum in Lady Stair’s Close and even though…
When my friend first invited me to join her for the Edinburgh’s Got Soul concert at The Queen’s Hall, I really only agreed because it was a great…
It’s been nearly a month since my return to Scotland and I am finally starting to feel a bit settled. In fact, I’m feeling settled for the…
On 9 October 2012, my Mummy showed up in Scotland for a three-week visit, leaving on 30 October 2012. Yes, a full year ago! At…
I carry a notebook everywhere I go to jot down thoughts and inspirations when I’m out and about. Sometimes I immediately make use of those…
Five weeks from tomorrow, I will be running the Edinburgh Marathon. I am, to say the least, unprepared. But I’m not about to let a lack…
Last night, I found myself sleeping on the cold streets of Edinburgh in the howling winds and forbidding temperatures. It was miserable weather for being…
Two years ago, I decided to sign up for my “one and only” marathon. And I ran that marathon and insisted I would never do one again. And…
I’ve been a bit low lately and reached out to a friend for a bit of company. When I’d first mentioned that I was stressed…
Since I turned in my dissertation draft yesterday, I’ve decided that I am going to take a week’s holiday to rest and unwind before I…
I completed my second half-marathon today. Well, that’s if you can count last year’s Inaugural Homeland Memorial Half Marathon. Which I do. Only today’s half…
Oh dear, it’s been more than a week since I last posted. Sorry about that. It’s not that I’ve been sitting at home sulking though.…
I’ve been struggling to find my Christmas Spirit since the season began and was starting to wonder if it would be found in time. I…
Today wasn’t spent in my new home of Stirling, but rather in my old home of Edinburgh – the city I first moved to ten years ago.…
Ah, the modern world. Don’t you love how it’s filled with gadgets and gizmos aplenty and whozits and whatzits galore? After all, it means that…
Nine years ago today, my intended life plans changed. Only I didn’t know it at the time. I was living in Scotland whilst studying at…
It was September 2001. I was 27 years old and travelling off of the North American continent for the first time in my life. No,…