If, like me, grew up in the 90s or earlier, you will probably have handwritten a letter or two in your time. Hopefully, more than that. When the digital age dawned and email became the thing, handwritten or even typed letters posted through the mail dwindled. But I want to talk about letters today. Physical letters and their importance now more than ever.
A brand new page has opened before us as the New Year greeted us. Crisp and fresh and we... bring with us all the baggage from the last. It's inevitable. But how we handle that baggage and how we approach the coming year makes all the difference. If I had to choose a word for this new year, it would be 'Change'.
I always like writing these Yearly Wrap-up posts. Life moves fast and there is so much that is mundane, we sometimes miss all the things we have done or achieved or learned. So taking the time to look back over the year, always makes me feel more appreciative of everything that happened.
Before we slam the book tightly shut on 2023 and look tentatively ahead to another year, I am back with a Yearly Wrap-Up. It can be helpful to look back to see what the last 12 months dealt out, what was completed, what was lost..
As I have been scrambling to complete 2 months worth of stuff, into 3 weeks, I didn't get chance to write a blog post. However, I did see a video by author Bethany Atazadeh that talked about boundaries for Authors and I thought it was well worth a share!
Are you the sort of person who waits until December to do their festive shopping? Do you have some book lovers amongst your friends and family and aren't sure what to get them? Obviously "a book" is always a winner, but how about something extra or something a little different. Then look no further, here are some great bookish gift ideas for those loved ones (or...just to treat yourself!)
It's been a while so I thought I'd do another "Let's Connect" post. I believe my last one was back in 2019. The blogging community is a supportive place and I always think it's fun to reach out and learn more about each other.
You might just find some new blogs you have never heard of before, new people to follow and new friends along the way. 🙂
I thought I'd do something a little different. Since it's October and almost Halloween, I thought I'd share my top 5 Creepy Movies (currently). Now, I don't actually watch many horror movies and I am not interested in gore movies or extremely gruesome ones. These ones are some of the few I can watch (in daylight only :D) that I enjoyed the storyline and weren't so scary that I'd never sleep again.
This is the 3rd and final article in my 42 Lessons From 42 Years. In case you missed them, read part 1, and part 2. Hope you found these enjoyable to read 🙂
This post was meant to be a Writing Update. But today is different. Today is the 3rd anniversary of my sister's death. And right now, I just want to talk about it. Trigger Warning: Suicide
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