I had plans this weekend. I was going to write at least 3 blog posts (I don’t usually write blog posts ahead of time but I’m realizing I need to start), read for 24in48 readathon and drink lots of coffee and cider. Isla was spending the weekend with the localist grandparents, and I was going to GET SHIT DONE. Because my time management sucks, I’ve read a grand total of 7 books this year, and I need to stop wasting…
I’m feeling nostalgic, and today I thought I’d take a trip down blog memory lane. For better or worse, but mostly better, I’ve been writing on Gin & Lemonade for 7 years and counting. I’ve travelled since I was 4 years old, but this blog began as a drunken idea I had in Italy when I was 25. After a frustrating but daresay um, an ultimately uplifting day of cobblestones and access issues followed by beautiful food and lots of…
When I read about Stephen Hawking’s death, I was transported to a pub in Glasgow where I once found a prime piece of graffiti: Stephen Hawking hates karaoke. I remember discussing this line with my friends and deciding it was kinda apt. My first thought on the death of genius was a tenuously linked personal memory. I went on about my day, steering Isla away from chocolate for all of her meals. I said nothing on social media because I very…
And so, I’m sitting here (as I do) wondering where to start. Perhaps with a confession. Before I started this post, I checked my stats. I know, I said elsewhere, don’t become a Stats fiend. New year, new me? No, not quite. But I’m looking at the chart, thinking: Who are these people? Where do they come from? How can I help them? Bounce rate is like, something fun, right? No? I started blogging when blogs were indeed personal journals.…
My second favorite thing about blogging is reading other people’s blogs. To laugh with them, learn from them, and to feel less alone in my weirdness. In no particular order, my must reads this year have been: I’m Sick and So Are You – Christine writes about real things and is my kind of motivational. Em Linthrope – Em should write more and I’m looking forward to having a cider with her at this year’s Blogger’s Bash! Suzie Speaks –…
