When the New Year began, I wrote about my contemplation of giving into misery and hopelessness; of forgoing thoughts of joy and happiness. But, in the…
I think that one of the things I struggle with is being happy with myself. For a million little reasons, I’ve always found it difficult…
It’s the first Friday of January, therefore the first Friday of the New Year. And a new year is an opportunity for a new start.…
Tonight, I decided to brave it alone and took myself to the theatre (sorry, to the cinema) to see Brave. And why not? Friday nights…
As you may know, I like to save all of my “spare” change so that I can cash it in for something fun and frivolous.…
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…
Today I’m going to give a bit of a rave. It’s kind of about how awesome my hair looks, but really it’s more about how…
I am participating in an online thing where a few people are getting together to chat through a moderated forum run by a grief counsellor.…
Spring break started on Friday, and by Saturday morning I had created a bit of a to-do list of all of the things I want…
A little while ago, I told you about my classes for the spring semester and how one of those classes included blogging. Well, yesterday I…
It’s here! It’s here! The start of my 38th year of life is here! (Translation: Yay! It’s my 38th birthday!) My birthday, if I’m honest,…
Sunday roast is a pretty big thing here in the UK. So much so that even Paul – a 30+ year vegetarian – insisted that we enjoyed a big…
Twelve years ago, I purchased a lovely silky red dress that I just loved. Form-fitting and sexy, I loved finding excuses to wear it. The…
It took a while to convince myself to get out of bed today. I mean, a long while – it was nearly noon by the time I…
The last couple of months have been a real struggle for me emotionally. I don’t know why; I don’t know what triggered it. (Well, I…
OK, so you know how I said I was going to treat myself to a wee trip for my birthday this year? The idea really came…
This will be a short post (lucky you!) and serves two purposes: (1) To get me back in the habit of regular posts and (2)…
Today, I decided to let the Internet decide what my post would be. So, I went to Creative Writing Prompts to pick a topic. But…
I am one of those weird people who enjoys grocery shopping. I start in the produce section and take great effort to select the best…
It’s been nearly eight months since I last wrote a poem (horrible or otherwise) for you. Well, for me, actually. So, tonight I decided to…