Category Archives: Thoughts

The Curse of Social Media Marketers

A writer like me is always keen to increase their social media followers; the more people who follow you on social media, the more people who will see your work when you share it. I work as a Content Marketer … Continue reading

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Wearing a Poppy

Just yesterday I bought my poppy for Remembrance Day. Some people might think of me as the kind of person who might not wear a poppy because I’m quite anti-military and an utter pacifist and the poppy is often used … Continue reading

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Emotional Control

There’s something strange that I’ve noticed about myself recently. I’ve been reacting extremely positively to things which are generally only a little nice. If somebody says something kind to me, for example, I’ll be completely moved by it. I can’t … Continue reading

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Trusty Water Bottle

Seven years ago, when learning that my bad headaches may have been caused by dehydration, I thought it would be a good idea to keep a water bottle with me at all times to be sure I always drank enough … Continue reading

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Awareness Day for CFS / M.E.

Tuesday may not be a regular blog post day, but today is CFS / M.E. Awareness Day and my good friend David Tubb has asked me to write an entry about it. The piece he himself wrote on this day … Continue reading

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Social Media Makes Us More Social

Something I hear quite often these days is that social media makes us less social, which seems quite silly to me. I think, really, it’s just a case of people being unfair and saying the past was better than the … Continue reading

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Why the Job Centre is Awful

For the past six months I’ve been visiting the Job Centre as someone who requires their service as well as serving as their unpaid General Administrator for a brief period from October to December. I have to say I haven’t … Continue reading

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Sleep Appreciation

I’ve recently been doing some unpaid work experience at The Job Centre Plus in Chippenham. Despite the lack of pay, this is, in fact, virtually a full time job (albeit four days a week) and so, of course, I have … Continue reading

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Compliment Book

Earlier this year, I started making arrangements for my birthday party. Rather sillyly I got a little over excited and started planning to see all of my friends when, really, very few of them could make it. Among the people … Continue reading

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Time Capsule

Inspired by Laci Green’s recent time capsule video I’ve decided that I want to make a time capsule blog entry. Basically, what I’m going to do is write down several questions for the me of five years from now then, … Continue reading

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