How do you spend your free time? Are you watching TV, browsing the internet, or sleeping? If you’re looking for ways to busy yourself that are productive and engaging, read on! In this blog post, we will discuss various activities that you can do in your spare time to keep yourself entertained and motivated. So…
Category: Life
8 Ways To Take Care Of Your Eyes
How often do you think about your eyes and how healthy they are? Can you imagine life without being able to see? You should never take your eyesight for granted. If you were to develop problem with your eyesight it could have a dramatic impact on the whole of your life. What would you miss…
Writing and Beyond in 2019
“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.” How many times have you told yourself you’ll do something, only to find that when the time comes, it’s always a case of, “I can do that tomorrow” or “It…
Tips And Tools To Organise Your Writing Space
“Being organised is being in control.” Why is it that the more you write about something or talk about it, the more determined you are to make it happen? This is the whole reason why I’m writing this very post. As organised as I like to think I am, I’ve realised that when it comes…
Coping With Bad News…The Second Time Around.
“It is bad news. But we just have to get on and deal with it.” Last week I got the news that my family and I dreaded. A complete match to what happened 3 and a half years ago. The first time around, I became incredibly subdued. I spoke very little and when I did…
Confidence – The First Steps To Tackling Your Fears
“How can anyone see how great you are if you can’t see it in yourself?” I’ve been wanting to write this post for so long. But, like everything that requires the skill of confidence, I’ve been putting it off. Need to book that dentist appointment? It can wait. Need to call the guys about your…
Dear Younger Me…
“The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you’ve come.” Dear young Emily, Today I sat for a while. I thought about your childhood. I thought about your teenage years and what you were about to witness in the years after that. I thought about your happiness and your sorrows…
Advice from a writer: Career vs Leisure
“Don’t be afraid of change. You may lose something good, but you will probably end up gaining something better.” If you enjoy something, you stick at it. You practice that ‘something’, perhaps not even realising it at the time, but you do. Now, when I was at school, everyone was always encouraged to follow their…
What to do when you’ve hit a dead end.
“Everything begins with an idea.” I’ll be honest. I really struggled coming up with an idea for this week’s post. I seem to have covered a lot already, even though I know there is a hell of a lot of other topics to write about. I felt like I’d hit a bit of a dead…
Why You Should Accept Criticism.
“If you have no critics, you’ll likely have no success.” Being told you’re doing something wrong does tug at your heart a little, and thoughts along the lines of, “Why am I even doing this?” may play across your mind over and over. It’s normal. When you think you’re doing a good job and someone…
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