I’m on holidays next week. Just for one week. I’m not doing anything special but heck I’m looking forward to it. It’s been a busy few months with the launch of my online marketing course and some exciting times with my clients. The thing about holidays though is that you madly try to get as much work done as you can …
I am still in mourning. One of my favourite TV series, Justified, finished a little while ago after six seasons. In Justified, Timothy Olyphant portrays Raylan Givens, a tough US Marshal enforcing his own brand of justice in his hometown of Harlan, Kentucky. Raylan Givens is something of a 19th-century–style, Old West lawman living in modern times, whose unconventional enforcement …
The Trinity College Library in Ireland (pictured above) is considered the world’s most beautiful. Disneyland might be the happiest place on Earth – which I tend to think it is (major fan here) – but the most magical place for me must be the library. I remember clearly being taken to the local library as a child and being mesmerised …
A few weeks ago my heart was broken. Not just mine, but countless women around the world, particularly of my vintage, were devastated to learn that Canadian actor Jonathan Crombie had died. News like this is tragic enough, especially when you consider Crombie was only 48, but what makes the news so significant is that he was my, and many other’s, …
It’s coming up to that time of year again in South East Queensland. Time to go medieval! If you’re a fan of Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings or any other medieval fantasy you need to make your way to the Abbey Medieval Festival. This year the Medieval Banquets will be held on 27 June and 4 July with …
It’s taken nearly 40 years but I’ve finally figured out what I am. When I say ‘what’ I mean how to define what I do and love. I’m a Creator. Everything I have done and got so much joy of during my life is about creating. Creating words, content, stories, strategies, food, businesses, ideas, events, dinner parties…it’s everything I …
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss If you have read my last couple of blogs you would know that my son started school this year and has started his reading journey. It doesn’t matter whether you’re reading a catalogue, a newspaper or a …
Some days I am just soooooo darn tired from writing stuff for other people (by other people I mean clients who I absolutely adore of course) that I just don’t have the energy to write for myself. That day was today. It’s a real Catch 22 situation that I need to earn money to afford the time to write for …
So today is supposed to be unlucky. If you’re the superstitious type you’re probably avoiding black cats and making sure you don’t walk under ladders. Why though is this day considered unlucky at all? There is one popular theory (some say modern urban legend) that claims the origins of Friday the 13th comes from the Knights Templar. And like any …
Whenever someone asks me what kind of ‘stuff’ I write, I usually hesitate for a moment before fessing up that they’re fantasy novels. It seems that in my circle of friends and acquaintances that fantasy isn’t a preferred genre. Most people are polite enough to nod and smile. Others are upfront enough to state bluntly: “I don’t like fantasy”. I’m …