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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Without a shadow of a doubt, my favourite book as a child was The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Yes, I loved the Heidi Chronicles but I barely remember what they are about. I also loved lots of other books at the time but, again, my memory of them…
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The Simple Joys
I love these writing prompts because they’re posed in such a way that you can either take them literally, as I do sometimes, or use them to explore real depths, as I also do sometimes. And perhaps that is one of the simple things I do that brings joy to…
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The Jobs I Have Had
I started work, believe it or not, when I was 11 years old, and since then I have had a vast array of jobs across a wide range of sectors. In each and every one, I have learned valuable lessons. At age 11, I decided I wanted more pocket money…
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How I Unplug
I have written before that I find relaxing difficult, and I am known to push myself to burnout which is something I absolutely do NOT recommend. At all. I am, though, trying to make more of a concerted effort to ‘unplug’, to recognise the signs that I need to and…
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Life Pre-Internet
Yes, I do remember life before the internet. Very clearly, because I was an adult when it emerged into society at large. Has the internet changed our lives? No, not really. Except when it comes to children…and the adults of tomorrow. I am a born researcher. There’s nothing I love…
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Me and Religion
I do not, and never have, practiced any kind of religion. That does not, though, mean I have no faith. I have always, even in childhood, described myself as spiritual and not religious. I have always had a sense that there is ‘something’ greater than us, I have just never…
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Personal Belongings I Hold Dear
It’s so interesting that this is a title for today, because it’s a thought process I have been having over the past couple of days prompted by the fact that I am starting to realise in my home, we have too much ‘stuff’. I have, in my dining room, a…
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Having It All?
I think as a woman, this sentence has been enough to send cold shivers through me. The sense that you can ‘have it all’, though ‘having it all’ is never defined, and sometimes really feeling the societal pressure to try because otherwise, you’re a failure. So, what does ‘having it…
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside
I am a winter baby, so I often think that is probably why I am reasonably comfortable in the cold weather. But more, I love that the seasons change, that we have that season where everything has a rest and reset before the great reawakening of spring. So, I don’t…
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My Legacy
This is another one of those prompts – what legacy do you want to leave behind – that immediately triggers a response of ‘who, me?’ in my mind when I read it. I have literally moved on past this title for that very reason. But because of that reason, I…
Louisa Simpson 