Writing

  • My Memorable First Day of Blogging

    The author reflects on their first day of blogging, emphasizing the initial fear and excitement, the joy of writing, and how it ultimately led to increased confidence in creating content. Continue reading

    My Memorable First Day of Blogging
  • Where in the world?

    My immediate response is ‘this is an easy question for me to answer – I’d choose to live where I live now’. However, I’m sure there are other peaceful and beautiful places elsewhere in the world I’d be equally as… Continue reading

  • Yes, why do I blog!!

    Why do you blog? Some might say I don’t blog, or not often in recent months. I started a blog when I had more free time and lots on my mind. Since moving house and retiring from full-time employment I… Continue reading

  • Being good to my soul

    Most days when I look at the WordPress Daily Writing Prompt and then move on and not respond I later wish that I had written something. Although some of the topics seem trivial, they force me to write, which I… Continue reading

  • It’s been a while

    I enjoy responding to the WordPress prompts of the day and they do exactly what they say – prompt me to write. However, the downside is that responding to the prompt instead of writing my own post is making me… Continue reading

  • Pause before publish

    When I first decided to start blogging I was extremely nervous about hitting the Publish button. Writing for my own enjoyment was one thing, but sharing was a scary prospect. What if people didn’t like what I’d written. What if… Continue reading

  • Grab every opportunity

    One of the best decisions I made was to grab the opportunity to stand-in for a manager while he was on extended leave. I learnt a different role, developed new skills and started on a journey that would see my… Continue reading

  • An all round nice guy

    If I could be a character from a book or film it would have to be Jason Bourne. He’s so cool, crafty and just an all round nice guy!! Continue reading

  • I’m biased

    Having being brought up around dogs, working with dogs and always living with dogs, I’m biased when it comes to answering today’s prompt. Some of my earliest childhood memories are with our familie’s Cocker Spaniel ‘Suzy’ exploring the garden. My… Continue reading

  • The coaching approach

    If you could have something named after you, what would it be? I would like to have a process, procedure or methodology that helps to make other people’s live better named after me. Over the last 5-10 years I’ve realised… Continue reading