‘So Kelly, what do you do?’ I hate this question. Whenever I meet someone new and they ask me this, they’ll probably see a slight eye-roll, a sigh and a moment of silence. You see, I think it’s one of the worst questions you can ask someone and sometimes I’d like to reply with, ‘I…
I have been thinking about Pretty Woman a lot lately, mostly because I have a phrase I use when life throws you something unusual or hard to deal with, if people pre-judge you or stereotype… Instead of shrinking away or worrying, instead of feeling lost, afraid or alone, I think we need to ‘Own it.’…
We went for a walk today and it got me thinking, ‘Why oh why is my dog soooooo happy?’ Then I thought about his attitude and behaviour and realised, if we were more like dogs we’d have a simpler, calmer and happier existence. So, here are some ideas and reasons we should be more like…
It will never cease to amaze me how much we constantly grow and change as people. Over the years I’ve always been aware of it within myself, and last year left me feeling a bit odd. I went from an overly sensitive, ‘everybody’s friend’ kinda gal to a closed, ‘I won’t stand to be treated…
I still cannot get my head around the fact that it has been three years since my Dad died. It’s absolutely flown by yet at the same time it feels like a lifetime since I’ve seen his happy face. The feeling is bittersweet… because each day I see my children I see him. As usual,…
I still cannot get my head around the fact that it has been three years since my Dad died. It’s absolutely flown by yet at the same time it feels like a lifetime since I’ve seen his happy face.The feeling is bittersweet… because each day I see my children I see him. As usual, I have…
So, if you know me you will know that I have studied writing for a few years, as well as doing odd bits on the side with different types of writing jobs such as blogs or city guides. Since my Father died (barely 2 weeks ago) I have had a conflict of interest with my…