I have rescued a lovely white handkerchief to add to my collection. On the way to work on Monday, I saw this poor little handkerchief on…
I’m still feeling quite stressed, so thought I’d share a random memory today since it’s a memory that makes me smile. So, here goes! I was…
Today is just a random poetry day… And I wait By Just Frances I draw in a breath; long and slowAnd I waitDesperately, hopelesslyI wait…
There is a sensation that passes through my heart and soul on occasion. A conscious realisation of subconscious thought. Sometimes it’s caused by a smell…
I am rubbish with numbers. I think that’s a pretty common understanding and it’s not really something I’m embarrassed by. I can’t do mathematical equations…
Another week is winding to an end so I thought I’d reflect on the good things that have happened throughout the week. So, here goes!…
Today’s post is a list. You would be forgiven to think that lists are an easy-out when it comes to writing, but they are really…
As soon as she walked in, she felt the tension. She didn’t want to be there, but her friends insisted she go and enjoy herself.…
For years, I have secretly (or maybe not-so-secretly) been annoyed by the way people open their bananas. I would watch people do it the wrong…
My dream to rule the world began when I was a young child with much smaller aims. I can vividly recall the start of my…
As part of Monday’s fun video shoot, I had to pretend to be hard at work doing academic-y stuff. So I sat and scribbled away in…
I was ten years old when, along with my 14-year-old neighbour, I developed the world’s first carpenter ant extermination system. It was genius. Pure, simple…
I read an interesting article today about happiness. Specifically, it outlined the one thing you should do to be happy, and that was to stop trying to be happy; to stop searching for…
Well, it would seem that yesterday’s story about my fantastic opportunity to cross the Atlantic in a hot air balloon was believed by at least a few…
When I was accepted to my PhD programme, I went straight to work trying to determine how I would pay for it all. After all, the three-year…
Today is International Happiness Day, so I thought I’d talk about happiness; my happiness, your happiness, and the world’s happiness in general. The day was “invented”…
There was an interesting piece in The Guardian’s Running Blog yesterday about running with music. The post offered insights from two runners – a pro-music runner and a no-music runner – and…
I wish on eyelashes. I don’t know when it started. Maybe my parents taught me the superstitious act. I can’t remember. But what I know for…
On Wednesday, 6 February 2002, I was meant to go to St Andrews for the day. Only the friend I was meant to travel with was ill,…
I’ve finally completed my latest swirl drawing. It’s one that I started way back in December for a friend who was embarking on a life-changing journey.…