A 2020 Retrospective

A 2020 Retrospective

Looking back at 2020, you could generously call it a mixed bag. There have been some great things to come out of this year, but it’s often been a struggle. The pandemic has interrupted a lot of goals and plans people had, sowing chaos on a global scale. I think it’s...
New Year’s Resolutions Check-In

New Year’s Resolutions Check-In

New Year’s Resolutions are great! But they do have a tendency to get forgotten. If I’m being totally honest, I’d kind of forgotten what mine were, considering everything that’s been going on at the moment. But we’re just over halfway through the year (even if it feels...
The Benefits of Challenges

The Benefits of Challenges

For writing, and everything else! I signed up for a new challenge recently. I was meant to be doing another Tough Mudder event in September, but this has now been officially cancelled. In the absence of any Tough Mudder events running this year, they’re putting...
Book Sorting

Book Sorting

I have such mixed feelings about book sorting. On the one hand, is there anything more satisfying than a freshly re-organised bookshelf? On the other hand, pretty much the only time I sort books is when I need to get rid of some. That was the case this time. We’re...
Book Recommendations for Lockdown

Book Recommendations for Lockdown

I feel like there isn’t a lot I can usefully do at the moment, but if there’s one thing I do know it’s book recommendations for basically any situation – including lockdown. There’s no two ways about it: reading is a great way to take your mind...