Today is ‘Brew Monday’, also often referred to as ‘Blue Monday!’ Blue Monday is the third Monday in January and is believed to be the most depressing day of the year. However, many of us know that a calendar alone cannot determine ones mood… therefore Blue Monday is a myth. This is where The Samaritans…
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For many of us, January can be the hardest (and seemingly the longest) month of the year. With the weather often being miserable, the festive period coming to an end, work beginning again and watching people talk about their ‘Dry January’ attempts and New Year Resolutions… it can all get a little crazy and overwhelming….
I never really set any New Year Resolutions, but I often do go into the new year with a couple of hopes for what is to come… here are my hopes for 2024. Firstly… I have my wedding dress fitting in January, so I am hoping that this will go as smoothly as possible. I…
2023 has been wild yet wonderful. Definitely a busy, hectic and in some places challenging… but I would not change anything about it! Here are my 2023 highlights! January:We had a really chilled out and relaxing January, with not much going on besides work and celebrating many family birthdays! February: This month started off with…
It was the day before Christmas although I wasn’t in a festive mood.These days, I spent most of my free time at the hospital. After all, going home to anempty house without Terry to talk to, seemed like a futile exercise. At least here, sitting by hisside, I could hold his hand and wonder if…
I reached out to some very talented authors over the last few weeks and have been honoured to have had such an incredible response. I have interviewed four wonderful authors to find out about their experiences with writing and publishing and to ask for some tips and advice that they would like to give to…
There are endless authors and books out there, so these choices may not be for everyone! However, I would love to hear some of your top choices in the comment section below. Aimee: I have read a wide range of books recently which have introduced me to various authors and genres. Here are some of…
Novels are one of the greatest ways to enhance a persons knowledge and understanding. Reading not only widens a persons vocabulary, but can introduce them various scenarios, circumstances, emotions, challenges and even mysteries. Novels have been around for a long time and they will not be going anywhere any time soon. It is believed that…
This is one of my favourite books that I have read this year (so far!) This is a very creative ‘whodunnit?’ mystery, with twists and turns that you would never see coming! This is the first Alice Feeney book that I have read and I will definitely be buying more. As the Darker family gather…
I was very lucky and privileged to have been able to read the ARC for this incredible book – Which is available NOW! Fake dating is usually a trope I stay away from, mainly as I imagined it to be overly cringy… but I am very glad that I read this book. In fact, it…