GISHWHES 2014!

GISHWHES. Otherwise known as “The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen” or, that thing that Castiel from Supernatural keeps talking about. Do I really need to tell you what it is? I think the title is kind of self-explanatory. Misha Collins likes scavenger hunts and he decided to make one that can…

Japan and Unexpected Surprises

So, life got busy for a while. Now I’m living the dream.  Seriously. I got back from Japan a few days ago to discover that I got the job I wanted and that a suite of poems I wrote (you may remember I absolutely hate poetry) was actually highly commended and it was recommended I…

2014: Year of Doing Stuff

Most people look at me with shock, horror and sometimes, (very rarely) awe, when I tell them that last year I worked full time and did two full time uni degrees with a child. Whether they can’t fathom doing it themselves or I truly am mad I don’t know. I tried to explain it to…

Ancient Wisdom -I don’t have it

Last Friday, l turned 30. When I woke up I was not magically transformed into a monstrously capable person fully in charge of life with a brain full of knowledge of incalculable value. I will admit- I was disappointed. Instead, I woke up grumpy after being kicked in the ribs all night by a child…