168 hours in a week. 56 hours sleeping. 10 hours commuting. 43 hours in work. 14 hours walking dogs. 10 hours bathing, showering, doing hair, make up. 12 hours eating. 3 hours checking horses. Leaving 20 hours. I’ll admit, I thought I had more time left. But still, what do I do […]
Other
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “In the Summertime.” If it’s autumn or winter where you live, what are you most looking forward to doing next summer? If it’s spring or summer where you are, what has been the highlight of the season so far for you? Summer officially started 9 days […]
In the British Summertime
I moved house recently and, as part of the move, I brought the diaries/journals I have been writing for 20 years. They’re currently taking up a fair bit of space in a drawer in the spare room, and I started to wonder why I was hanging on to them. They’re […]
How helpful is the past?
I’m not a parent and have absolutely no intention to be, so I know I can’t really judge other people on their parenting skills. But I worry about my brother’s relationship with my nephew. James provides everything Marcus needs: shelter, food, clothes, school, glasses; some things we wants: books, toys, […]
Parenting
3 I feel like I’ve become a sponge for negativity. Whatever I do, I upset someone, and they unload that onto me. I can only listen to what they say. I can’t defend my position because I’m not 100% sure about my decisions, whichever option I go with. So I spend […]
Take your hatred out on me, Make your victim my head
Write about your first name: are you named after someone or something? Are there any stories or associations attached to it? If you had the choice, would you rename yourself? Daily Prompt Francesca. I was in the hospital for 3 days with no name. Meanwhile my father was out and […]
Say Your Name
I used to think of myself as being quite a patient person, and able to work well under pressure, and keep my head. As I’ve grown older, this has definitely changed: work and travel has made me more confident and assertive, so I’m less inclined to put up with bullshit, […]
Inspirational People
Write a letter to the personality trait you like least, convincing it to shape up or ship out. Daily Prompt Hey, procrastination – beat it! I’m tired of you holding me back. It’s your fault that it takes me days to get round to jobs that need doing. That pile […]
Shape Up or Ship Out
From the Daily Prompt: Describe a moment of kindness, between you and someone else — loved one or complete stranger. When my Round the World 2007 trip came to an end, I blogged about the two men who carried my suitcases for me down to the subway. This is one […]
Moment of Kindness
Do parties and crowds fill you with energy, or send you scurrying for peace and quiet? Daily Prompt Depends how much alcohol is involved. I’m naturally quite shy and cope better in small groups, but ‘tipsy’ is directly correlated to ‘gregarious’; and unfortunately ‘really drunk’ is directly correlated to ‘making […]
INTJ
Take a quote from your favorite movie — there’s the title of your post. Now, write! Daily Prompt My favourite quote used to be from Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight: You make your own luck. But personal circumstances that make me feel massively out of control of my own […]
Silver Screen
Continuing with the idea of responding to WordPress Daily Prompts on Blogger, I move to this one: What was your favorite book as a child? Did it influence the person you are now? I loved reading and being read to as a child. Everything from Smot the Dog, Sali Mali, […]
Bedtime Stories
For ages I have been trying to figure out how to make Blogger pages that show all the posts with a particular label. I’ve found loads of complicated instructions about widgets/gadgets and messing around with the HTML script. And then I found this article. So simple: just create your new […]
Making Blogger Pages from Labels
Good stuff: Went to Japan Got a Distinction for my MSc Bad stuff: Dad died Shitty year.
I feel like my head is going to explode. I’ve always dealt with my problems by myself. A few months ago a friend of mine suggested I might be depressed and could benefit from antidepressants. It surprised me that he was the only one to suggest that, because I felt […]