Blogging is a passion of mine and I’ve been writing consistently about family, books, travel and wellness for twenty years now. I am also a regular contributor on LinkedIn, where I focus on sharing insights around employee engagement, culture and communication.
Here are some of the latest posts from my current blog ‘Not from Newbury.’
- We’ve never done the whole winter sun thing before. This year’s original plan was to go to Morocco with James in February half-term to stock up on some pre-A-Level vitamin D. However, when the idea was mooted it was met with horror; “I’m locked in. I am NOT going anywhere when I’ve got A-Levels to […]
- I can’t get away from AI no matter how I try. This doesn’t make me a luddite, a fossil, or closed-minded, it makes me someone that likes to do things for myself. I drive a manual car, I write with a fountain pen, I read books – paper ones. Am I in the minority here? […]
- I’ve just finished reading Patriot by Alexei Navalny. What a writer. He had a charisma and courage that was tested in ways so terrible I can’t even try to imagine. As he shares the story of an incredible life, through the good times and the inhuman, he never loses his humour, warmth, passion and resiliance, […]
- Where do I start when it comes to the genius of Mick Herron? The detail alone is completely immersive, I was transfixed from page one as springtime in London gently unfurled, in stark contrast to the following chapter where I was completely invested in the heating at Slough House as it spluttered slowly and painfully […]
- I spend a great deal of my life trotting along behind my dog. On our travels I’ve noticed dog walkers come in many different shapes and sizes. When you own a large and loud German Shepherd, you learn quickly that training is a priority, although I’ll admit that teaching Dolly appropriate behaviour continues to be […]
- I’m not sure I entirely got the hang of the timelines in this story, I kept waiting for the hammer to fall earlier than it did. It might have benefited from more of a balance between the before and after. But that’s a minor niggle for a beautifully told story and insight into the world […]
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