So our big Disney adventure starts in two weeks, which I'm quite excited about, as is someone coming to housesit and get some painting done, so that's also awesome. The eldest is on holiday with his girlfriend right now, the youngest leaves tomorrow for two weeks with...
Musings
Back? Maybe not, maybe just more vocal…
So. I went my quietest that I've ever been in the last few years on social media. I've cut back massively on Facebook, I'm not on Twitter at all really, I'm rarely posting photos to Instagram. I've become slightly more active on Goodreads, but only because I pledged...

Nanowrimo 2015 and what I’m writing
I've been trying to write this post since October 1st, so I'm doing my level best to get this up and out before the end of the month, so here it is. I'm currently planning five books, though I'm not sure whether I'm still doing those five when I finish isn't exactly...

It’s the most wonderful time of the…hang on a minute…#Nanowrimo #Anxiety
Yeah, OK, sorry if that reminds you of X-mas, but for me, this is the most wonderful time of the year - or at least, it's supposed to be. For those of you that are new to the blog, I'm pagan (a white woman as it happens), and so Samhain starts an amazing month and a...

Why #Kaiatus turned into silence
Hi guys and gals. Bear with me a sec, while I explain something. At the end of June, myself and my business partner (Shaun Allan, he of Sin, and Darker Places, among other things) set up an app company. Then, a couple of days into the new company stuff, I fell down...

Chin up, head down
I'm trying to get into the habit of exercising regularly, eating well and writing. The last few months, I've spent my days feeling quite sorry for myself. It's true, I got Glass Block out, but I feel like I'm not managing everything that I want to do. I've talked to...

C is for Canny beauty #atozchallenge
Canny is a predominantly Scottish word which means shrewd, clever, pleasant or nice. I'm Scottish, though unless you follow my Instagram you might never guess. Today we went to see something of extraordinarily canny beauty - the Falkirk Kelpies. Below are some...

#Poetry Rollercoaster #bipolar
I've been asked a lot lately about my poetry - that I've written, published and unpublished. I'm going to find it a bit difficult to lay my hands on some of it that I wrote for Uni, but I've said I'd do my best. But for a start, I present for your enjoyment,...

New world order
So, one of the things I discovered over November that actually, one of the best things ever in my life, beyond my other half and kids of course, is writing. I've missed it so much lately, so I made an objective and obviously quite biassed attempt to quantify how it...

Happy birthday to me – A year that probably was good, on balance
Today, I am 21. Again. As, apparently, I look no older anyway. It's been a tough year here for us again in some ways, though also, some real bright spots. Where to start Just after my birthday, I fell in work hard enough to give myself a severe concussion. That was...