Room by Emma Donoghue My rating: 4 of 5 stars Well I had high hopes for this, but for the first few minutes I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy it. Because it’s written from the point of vi...Read More
Saturday night I had my 40th birthday party and it was amazing! I had SUCH a fun time! I’ve always felt, for some stupid reason, that I didn’t have many friends, but when 30 people turn ou...Read More
No proper entry tonight as I’ve left it late and I’m tired. Instead, here’s a very funky flute player. Watching this earlier actually encouraged me to get my flute out of its box for...Read More
Are you stressed out right now? (If so, why? If not, why not?) At the moment I’m remarkably not stressed out, but I’m pretty sure I will be in the next few weeks. I’m self employed &...Read More
Well it’s my birthday today, and I’ve reached the big 4-0 ……. I’ve been dreading this day, partly because I don’t feel nearly old enough to be forty, mianly ebcause...Read More
Do you prefer to talk, text message, or a different communication method? This is an interesting topic, because of course communication has changed so much in my lifetime. I still remember sending let...Read More
What’s the single most important thing you accomplished in 2010? I think the biggest single thing I accomplished this year that is going to play a huge part in my future was defining my business. I ...Read More
Name someone who deserves more credit than they get. And for bonus points, how to change things so they get more Hmm this is a tricky one. I actually think that lots and lots of single mothers (and fa...Read More
Happy New Year! Can’t believe we’re in 2011 already. Mind you, saying “twenty eleven” is a bit of a mouthful so I’ve decided I’m just going to call this year “...Read More
OK I’ve got somewhere between 300-400 CDs but to be honest I rarely play them, mainly because they are on a shelf in the lounge and the stereo’s in there too and I’m more often in th...Read More
I’ve been experiencing quite a lot of pain in my left foot over the last few months – pain when I walk, shooting pains in m toes and the ball of my foot and so on. It’s been especial...Read More
The kids have been on about wanting a kitten for ages. I wasn’t so sure but eventually said yes, we’d get one after our holiday. As I’m involved with West Oxfordshire Cats Protection...Read More
Wow. This weekend we went to Truck 13, my 8th Truck festival. If you’ve never heard of it, Truck is a small music festival held in Oxfordshire. It was the creation of two brothers, Robin and Joe...Read More