“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…
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The Truth About Setting Writing Goals (& How I Plan To Achieve Them)
“The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” I’ll keep it real straight from the off. Setting goals is a nightmare. It’s a pain in the neck. A thorn in every writer’s side. Yet, no matter how much we all try to put it off, we know we have…
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…
Holiday #1: Tenerife!
“I do believe it’s time for another adventure.” I’ve been rather quiet these past couple of weeks but for a good reason; we’ve had a visit to the Canaries! A very much needed break/unwind/chill or whatever you want to call it, and we had an absolutely amazing first holiday together. Oooh arr! Update #1 –…
You will get there, but only if you keep going.
“Follow your dreams, success will follow.” Unlike everyone else I seemed to know at school, I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to be when I ‘grew up’. Everyone around me seemed to want to be a vet, or a teacher. A doctor or a pilot. I never knew what I wanted for my…
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