It’s Not Easy But There Are A Few Things You Can Do — I can’t describe my disappointment when I’ve had to be told (twice) that the roof on my home isn’t big enough to take solar panels. …

Why You Should Publish To Paperback Too I’ve been self-publishing for over a decade now. For the sake of my ego, I will point out that I have had a literary agent and am also non-self-published as a poet so there is some quality control there. With my first books…

Surviving The Kids Leaving Home — Spoiler Alert: They’ll Probably Come Back! I’ve been reading some posts on LinkedIn today that made me think about my content — should I be aiming for information or stories? Truth is I don’t really know what every reader out there in the big wide internet wants, so I am just going to return to the…

A Strange Side Effect Of ADHD — First up, I’m a knowledge worker. I used to be a teacher. I’ve also worked in dog kennels, as a washer-upper in a restaurant, in retail and so on. …

What’s The 21st Century Equivalent For Women Of A Certain Age? — When I was young I loved historic tales of Kings and Queens. But there was one thing I could never understand. Why, so often, many of the older Queens (widowed and still very much married) would disappear off to a nunnery. Well now I’ve reached my fifties, I’m somewhat the…

Also Known As The UK I’ve lived in the United Kingdom all my life and right about now if I could leave I would. What keeps me here is family. I find life in the UK so difficult sometimes I seriously consider maybe I could cut ties with loved ones…

How To Get A Better Handle On Your Finances — Full disclosure: I’m nearly 53 and still learning but I am getting there and have picked up a few things along the way others *might* find useful. Notice What Your Parents Taught You Now some parents are really good at managing money, talking about money and not making it a taboo subject for their kids. Others…

The Power Of Cognitive Biases: Ambiguity Effect And Confirmation Bias Under The Microscope — Ever bought a mobile? Ever had the screen crack, the battery die forever or the screen of death? Ever gone straight back out and bought the same brand of phone to replace the knackered one? Ever wondered why you would do that? I have. My partner just looked at his…

If You Are Me You Write It Down — Content advisory warning: animal trauma The dog is a rescue from Spain. She’s not the dog in the picture but she is the same colour scheme but to the power of ten. She was once a street dog, taken in by a rescue. …