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02/04/2016

A Retrospective of the Fiscal Year and Dubious Freelancing/Artist Advice

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April 2016, Art, Books, DISCUSS., Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, Lists, Paywall, Videos

#GIRLBOSS, blogging for a living, Blogging101, Buzzfeed video, digital marketing lessons, Etsy, freelancing, freelancing dreams vs reality, freelancing lessons, Indifferent Ignorance, Instagram marketing, realities of freelancing, selling on Etsy, Sophia Amoruso
10/02/2016

Would You Like that Gift Wrapped? A Question About Customer Service

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DISCUSS., February 2016, Films, Holidays, Paywall, Videos

customer service, customer service horror stories, Etsy, Indifferent Ignorance, Ronan Atkinson in ‘Love Actually’, Shopping, would you like it gift wrapped, Zakynthos
13/11/2015

It Never Rains But It – Oh Wait, It’s Stopped.

When we walked the dogs this morning the sky was that white-blue hue unique to autumn and winter months; the air was crisp and verging on cold; the sun was low and almost too bright. What the hell happened, Essex? Within half an hour you deleted the autumn setting in favour of the English downpour… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, November 2015

‘Ghost Stories’, English weather, Etsy, Friday 13th, Halloween zine, IndifferentIgnorance
01/07/2015

Summer Buzzin’

This is one of those weeks where I’m glad I’m a freelancer. I go to work in short shorts, I have lunch in my garden and I start the day watching my dogs lollop around the field with the canine equivalent of beaming smiles before flopping down inside all day like sleepy cherubs. It’s also… Continue reading

COFFEE, Dogs, Government and Politics, Holidays, July 2015

doglets, Etsy, freelancing, Holidays, the euro, this weather, Zante

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When I began this blog in 2009, I was a teenager. That’s why you’ll find some posts have been hidden behind a paywall. I was an incredibly different, less eloquent person when I was a teen, so if you want to read the thoughts of that teenager, you can join the No. 1 Readers’ Club for access.

What will you find here now?

This blog continues to evolve with me. My favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also interested in digital minimalism, how we can solve environmental issues and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea than it is to shout at people you disagree with.

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Etsy

A Retrospective of the Fiscal Year and Dubious Freelancing/Artist Advice

Would You Like that Gift Wrapped? A Question About Customer Service

It Never Rains But It – Oh Wait, It’s Stopped.

Summer Buzzin’