Moving My Own Goal Posts
Tis the season for good intentions, for setting goals and challenging yourself to be better. But I’ve been known to give quite a lot of side-eye to the whole idea…
Internalising Writing Advice – Portraits & Dreams
There are lots of things that make the transition between writing sometimes and being a quote-unquote “writer” but at least some of them are psychological. For years you consume “Top…
December
When the darkest days come we come together, We may never know why happiness sets us apart but, tragedy stretches out a hand and lips to kiss it better. And…
Go Tell it to the Bees
Tell the bees that I have died, They used to say that if the hives weren’t told of a birth or death in the family they would leave the keeper,…
Save the Bees : Rallying Cry or Meme?
‘Save the Bees’ – an ideal Instagram caption for wildflowers you’ve spotted by the side of the road. The phrase has taken on meme-like status over the last few years,…
My No-Single-Use-Plastic January in Review
The first thing you need to know about my ‘no single-use plastic’ January is that 100% I still used single-use plastics. I did not succeed in avoiding them entirely because…
Toothy and Plastic Beast
When I decided to stop using single use plastics this month I did not anticipate that brushing my teeth would be one of the most complicated parts of that challenge.…
Being Biodegradable
There has been some controversy in my life recently from a source I would never have expected. Teabags. Those who know me know that the volume of tea I can…
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