How and why I started running…yeah, just running! — If you’ve read my previous post on getting fit, you’ll know that turning 50 was quite significant for me. From Fat to Fit at Fifty In the beginning…. there was blubber!medium.com It set off a switch inside me that implored me to stop eating that 3rd packet of biscuits and get my fat arse off the sofa. Now let me tell you…

In the beginning…. there was blubber! — Turning 50 Since March, I have been on a bit of a fitness drive. I have been meaning to blog about it, so here I am, late as usual. …

Being annoying is an art form that I have mastered — I have always been annoying. I know it. I have always known it. Ever since I realised I could easily wind my brother up to boiling point until he was red in the face, frothing at the mouth and singularly focused on turning me inside out, I knew I had…

I am grateful…. but I kind of judge you guys! — When I set out on this journey or experiment with Medium back in September last year, I did not have a Scooby Doo where it would take me. I had just embarked on a career in copywriting but I knew I had numerous ideas that wouldn’t get aired anywhere else…

I mean, I can’t actually be 50, can I? — Well, it happened. I have been missing from Medium for a while now for a few reasons. One, I’ve been writing a lot, just not on this platform. …

How to re-ignite a passion for reading — let’s make it a habit! As a parent and a former teacher, I know how hard it can be to re-engage reluctant readers back into books. Because that is what it is — re-engagement. …

We, as parents, want to do what we can to prepare our kids for whatever the future holds. As parents, carers or educators, we want to make sure that they have every chance of success. We make sure they are keeping on top of their studies, working hard at school…