Following on from our Book Group’s choice for last month, “Mrs Palfrey” this month’s choice was “The Last Tycoon*” by F Scott Fitzgerald which was published posthumously in 1941. I absolutely loved Mrs Palfrey so this book had a lot to live up to. The Last Tycoon “The Last Tycoon” was Fitzgerald’s last novel and…
Archives for May 2017
Going freelance – is it a good move for me or not?
This month I have just gone freelance and become self-employed after spending most of my working life as an employee. (This piece is also an update to my very first blog post here). Redundancy has afforded me the opportunity to look at what I really enjoy doing, and plan what kind of life/work balance I’d…
May Birchbox review
Following an improved April Birchbox, I was very excited to see what May’s box brought me. Here’s my review of this month’s treats. Recap on April’s box April’s box was more of a hit than a miss: I loved the Polaar scrub, the Luseta conditioner, and the ModelCo eyeliner. But I wasn’t so keen on…
Six plugins your WordPress blog needs
Today I’d like to share my top six WordPress plugins which I think are a must for any blog. Although I’m new to blogging, I’ve worked with many clients’ WordPress sites in the past, so I think (I hope!) I have a good feel for the most important elements. (Just to be clear, I’m talking…
May 2017 goals
First of May, first of May, my outdoors goals are set today! April’s goals had a 60% success rate so, while I’m on a roll, here are my targets for May. Direct sow my annual flowers I had planned to do this over Easter but we went on a mini-break instead. And then we had…