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After a great evening listening to 5 local writers share their experiences about writing as part of Lynette Gray’s series on creativity, I’m inspired to share my own takeaways from the evening and get creative with my own writing!

Sometimes it’s just about enjoying the little things in life and that’s exactly what MeggieMoggyMoo is doing on Instagram by celebrating lots of random days throughout the year.

Valentine’s day didn’t start of particularly happy but thanks to my lovely friends, there was a lot to smile about by the end of the day.

I’ve missed out on a lot during my ME flare, including trips to the theatre. Recently I tried watching live theatre streamed into the cinema. Would this be a combination I could both manage and enjoy?

I love freebies and I love finding good, reliable tools and apps that will make my life easier and my work more creative. Here’s a list of a few of my favourites!

Thanks to all the different shows on Netflix I’m working my way round the different countries in Europe. Why? Well as I spend so much time at home (thanks M.E.) and I’ve been enjoying discovering new shows from different countries, why not! It’s certainly way to make sitting in watching TV feel more like a challenge!

I’m not one for doing nothing but with health issues I’ve had to change the way I approach things. This post is about some of the challenges I’ve set myself; how I found my way of transforming my everyday activities into something fun, rewarding and a little bit different.

It wasn’t exactly planned but I’ve ended up having a bit of a winter hibernation, and it’s been fab.

I’m not sure if you’ve seen those photos online of books wrapped up in brown paper with a description on them? The idea being that buyers literally “don’t judge a book by it’s cover” but instead choose a book based on what the person has said about it. We'll that’s what I decided to do with a group of friends at a recent afternoon tea, book swap.

Back in June I wrote about some of the changes I’d made to reduce my use of plastics and now it’s time for another look at the changes I’ve made, small changes I hope will have a big impact!

You can't fix everything all at once. Sometimes you've just got to take it one step at a time. 2018 was going to be the year of zero plastic for me but 6 months in, what have I learnt & is it making me happy?

I’ve tried a number of different techniques to help clear my head when I'm troubled, or to work through a problem when I'm feeling overwhelmed by it. Here I've shared what’s worked best for me. They won't be right for everyone of course but I hope that there's at least one or two which might work well for you.

After listening the the hilarious Ballad of Barry and Freda by Victoria Wood, I've pulled together a few of my favourite funny songs. With clips from Lonely Island to Morecambe and Wise, there's definitely a bit of variety here. Hope you find something you enjoy x

My mother always told me to make sure I had people in my life that were good for me; positives.

An incredibly positive, determined, independent and honest friend, here's my life lessons from my friend Sarah Sulzberger:

This is the first in a series of posts I'm planning to write, sharing some of the things and people that help me feel happy. First up, cartoons, doodles and comic books.