Sorry folks, I've just realised that I haven't written a post since October and had every intention of doing at least one a week - not a good start was it!
Life has been pretty busy for me over the last few months, although I'm not about to start reeling off excuses as to why I haven't been blogging because lets face it you don't need to hear it! Anyway, I just thought I'd publish a quick entry to let you know I'm still around and the blog idea definitely hasn't died a death.
I've got quite a few new clients on board since October so am now tweeting and Facebooking about everything from holiday apartments to bespoke closets and meerkat toys of all things! The variety of what I do is so interesting and means I never get bored - life is about keeping things fresh, don't you think? I've also been working on a new project with my Dad and Brother which again is internet marketing related and has kicked off to a flying start, so all smiles in time for Christmas! Today I've just written an article for Reynard City about how female characters are portrayed in comics, which was really fun and brought back my university days of studying Media. Reynard City, if you don't know are an online comic who are trying to push the name out there and get funding for a cartoon to be produced so give them a look and let any cartoon / comic fans know about them if you can - they're a great bunch and would really appreciate it!
So on to the subject of this post - Christmas creeping up on us! I seriously cannot believe that we are less than two weeks away from Christmas and so close to 2011!! Surprisingly enough I'm actually pretty organised for Christmas and have done all of the Christmas shopping, just waiting for a few deliveries which have been held up due to the snow around the country - fingers crossed it all arrives by next week! I am a huge Christmas fan and am super excited now that our tree is up and I've already had a few festive get togethers with different groups of friends and family to start the celebrations early.
Have a good lead up to the big day everyone and I'll try and write again next week before Christmas and then again the week after, when I'm about a stone heavier! ;-)
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Monday, 25 October 2010
Dreams . . . do they mean anything?
I just took a break from work and went for a lovely walk with my dog. This is a major perk of working from home for me, particularly when the day is as fresh as it is today - crisp enough for a thick coat and hat but the sun shining so I have to squint when walking towards it. Another great benefit of being able to take a walk in the middle of the day is that I tend to let my mind wander, which is when I come up with ideas - some business related and some just thoughts about general day to day life. Today during my subconscious meander I found myself remembering the dreams I'd had last night and it got me thinking about why we dream about the things we do . . .
I had some grim dreams last night (I guess you could call them nightmares really) and have no idea why?? One was that both my brother and I were dying of Cancer and the other that me, my brother (again) and a friend had been put in an awful prison and were trying to escape before the guards filled our windowless cells with with water to drown us! Nice!!
Some people think that your dreams are related to what you're going through in 'real life'... Well, in this situation, I can categorically say that neither my brother or I are ill or dying (phew!) and the chances of any of us getting locked up is inconceivable (at least I hope so!). Yes I've had experiences with Cancer, through losing and looking after people close to me with the disease, but who hasn't? I guess it's something we're sadly surrounded by a lot of the time but I've never dreamed about it happening to me or someone that is well before? I'm definitely not one of those troubled characters that believes one day I will get a terrible illness and die early - life's far too short to think like that! So why?
Some people read dream books for interpretations on what their dreams mean - I used to have one when I was a kid actually (as I've always dreamed alot) and back then I believed what it said. The question is, do I still? I don't know it's been so long since I've looked at one. So let's have a look at the meanings of the two dreams I had last night and see what it means shall we? The beauty of the web means everything is accessible so here's what www.dreammoods.com have to say...
Cancer dream definition - To dream that you have cancer, denotes hopelessness, grief, self-pity, and unforgiveness. You feel you are wasting your life away. This dream also represents areas in your life which are bothering you, disturbing you, and hurting you in some emotional way.
What an absolute load of cods-wobble!
Being in prison dream definition - To dream that you are a convict, suggests that some situation or relationship is making you feel restricted. You may be experiencing a loss of freedom in some area of your life. Alternatively, the dream represents your feelings of shame and guilt. This dream image is trying to tell you to stop punishing yourself.
This one is a little more accurate about some personal feelings that I have I suppose...
The other reason people say is behind what you dream is to do with what you've seen that day, perhaps whilst out and about, read in the newspaper or seen on TV. In this case for me it seems strange that I dreamed what I did after watching X Factor and then the most cheesy film ever 'Letters to Juliet'!
As you can see, I certainly don't have the answer to why we dream what we dream - maybe you do? It would be great to see what your opinions are so feel free to comment on this blog...
I had some grim dreams last night (I guess you could call them nightmares really) and have no idea why?? One was that both my brother and I were dying of Cancer and the other that me, my brother (again) and a friend had been put in an awful prison and were trying to escape before the guards filled our windowless cells with with water to drown us! Nice!!
Some people think that your dreams are related to what you're going through in 'real life'... Well, in this situation, I can categorically say that neither my brother or I are ill or dying (phew!) and the chances of any of us getting locked up is inconceivable (at least I hope so!). Yes I've had experiences with Cancer, through losing and looking after people close to me with the disease, but who hasn't? I guess it's something we're sadly surrounded by a lot of the time but I've never dreamed about it happening to me or someone that is well before? I'm definitely not one of those troubled characters that believes one day I will get a terrible illness and die early - life's far too short to think like that! So why?
Some people read dream books for interpretations on what their dreams mean - I used to have one when I was a kid actually (as I've always dreamed alot) and back then I believed what it said. The question is, do I still? I don't know it's been so long since I've looked at one. So let's have a look at the meanings of the two dreams I had last night and see what it means shall we? The beauty of the web means everything is accessible so here's what www.dreammoods.com have to say...
Cancer dream definition - To dream that you have cancer, denotes hopelessness, grief, self-pity, and unforgiveness. You feel you are wasting your life away. This dream also represents areas in your life which are bothering you, disturbing you, and hurting you in some emotional way.
What an absolute load of cods-wobble!
Being in prison dream definition - To dream that you are a convict, suggests that some situation or relationship is making you feel restricted. You may be experiencing a loss of freedom in some area of your life. Alternatively, the dream represents your feelings of shame and guilt. This dream image is trying to tell you to stop punishing yourself.
This one is a little more accurate about some personal feelings that I have I suppose...
The other reason people say is behind what you dream is to do with what you've seen that day, perhaps whilst out and about, read in the newspaper or seen on TV. In this case for me it seems strange that I dreamed what I did after watching X Factor and then the most cheesy film ever 'Letters to Juliet'!
As you can see, I certainly don't have the answer to why we dream what we dream - maybe you do? It would be great to see what your opinions are so feel free to comment on this blog...
Saturday, 23 October 2010
The start of my diaries . . .
Ok, so as part of my new on-line presence my plan is to write the odd diary entry about what I've been up to, what I'm thinking or just general things that have interested me. You won't see daily entries and I won't commit to how often I'll publish posts so it will be on a bit of sporadic basis. You can either sign up to my blog or just check when you feel like it to see what's new with me. One thing I would ask is that if you're reading you make yourself known to me, as there's nothing worse than seeing lots of hits but not knowing who's looking . . . just a hello, a comment about whether you think it's good or bad (I can take criticism!) or a simple name and where you're from will do.
Today I haven't got much to say (makes a change!) so instead I want to recommend a few sites that are worth checking out for bargains, shopping etc - particularly in the lead up to Christmas - come on, there's no point staying in denial it's time to shop!
Tickles
Group On
Key Noir
Quidco
Greasypalm
Today I haven't got much to say (makes a change!) so instead I want to recommend a few sites that are worth checking out for bargains, shopping etc - particularly in the lead up to Christmas - come on, there's no point staying in denial it's time to shop!
Tickles
Group On
Key Noir
Quidco
Greasypalm
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