May 2008

Memories are made of these

May 31, 2008

When I awoke in the hospital ward, I could tell by the gradient of light coming through nearby windows that it was a little past mid-afternoon. About 4pm. Yellow, yet crisp, the light suited the seaside town’s aspect. Ascertaining that I was surrounded by elderly people in various states of consciousness, which did not surprise me, [...]

Snippets

May 30, 2008

Overheard: Keira and her father are playing a board game together; my daughter suddenly pipes up, “No daddy, I just want to do it the way I want to do it.” ****** The other morning the children were playing in Riley’s bed. Keira suddenly says, “The bed’s wet!” I then discovered Riley’s nappy must have leaked [...]

Things I can take or leave

May 29, 2008

Because I am of the MTV generation and feel neither highs or lows – thanks The Simpsons – I feel somewhat qualified to hereby list the things I generally say “Meh” to. Things I can take or leave Timothy Dalton as James Bond Apricots Bubblegum flavoured ice-cream Sand Vases that are awkward sizes. Especially those [...]

WW – In case you missed it…

May 28, 2008

…this is my book Due out October 2008 For further details go to Miscellaneous Press (Okay, this is the last time I’ll mention it for a while!)

I am an accidental hypocrite

May 27, 2008

Right, it’s 1pm and both of my children are napping. [Not that I'm complaining!] I just find it interesting how things can do a complete 180 in a matter of hours. Okay, I need to go do some work.

And now for something completely domestic

May 26, 2008

Phew, what a week that was last week, eh? While I’m pleased it all happened, I must admit that it was nice to have a quiet weekend. A ‘quiet’ weekend meaning having to answer lots of emails and responding to lovely, lovely comments made here and over at my new blog; then, on top of that, [...]

Another great pleasure in a week of great pleasures

May 24, 2008

It is with a great amount of pleasure, pride and a tiny bit of nervousness that I am hereby officially launching my sister site and ‘book business’ blog: Miscellaneous Press Come on over – I have something very exciting to show you…

Some exciting news on the writing front

May 23, 2008

Wednesday was not a good day. At least, it wasn’t up until 12.28pm. Until then, I’d had whinging children constantly in my ear and I wasn’t feeling the best emotionally: Will the BOOK be a FAILURE? Or a ROUSING SUCCESS? Does it matter? Of course it matters! Well, it depends on how you define ‘success’ Shut [...]

A world of fibrous discomfort

May 22, 2008

Edit: I wrote this several weeks ago. I haven’t posted it until now because…well, I’m not sure why. Part of me was like, “Girl, so TMI.” Then the other part of me said, “Girl, you live such a transparent life these days you might as well be a jellyfish.” So here I am in gloopy, slimy, tentacled [...]