top of page
What do you do with a girl named Blue?
I am a writer and artist living and working in Edinburgh, Scotland. Follow me here as I write, paint, learn and discover, all in an attempt to figure out what I am going to do with my life.
Search
Coming out of the Fog
For the past few months, I’ve been in a bit of a funk. I’ve still been able to get the things I need done, done. However, I haven’t had...
Reinstating the 15 Minute Policy
Now that I am living alone again, and now that people are actually regularly coming to visit or even stay with me, I want to reimplement...
Birthday Gift
Some people do new years resolutions. I give myself a birthday gift. Every year, about a month before my birthday, I analyse my life and...
How to Reduce Homesickness when Abroad
The more I speak to other transplants, the more I realise that homesickness is more of a problem than I ever thought. It can be...
A Tea-Cup Sized Trip
So this year, Charlie-boy decided it would be a good idea to hold his coronation on my birthday. Now don’t get me wrong - I’m all for...
Reflections on Camp
Camp is not going as planned. It was hard to get into the rhythm of work again, and things that had worked perfectly in autumn didn’t...
Walking in My City
Edinburgh is a beautiful city, and it's also a city built in layers, some literally on top of each other. This layering creates little...
Camp Nano Check-in
Things are not going well. For Nano, I found a good schedule, and things just clicked. Even when I was struggling with what I was...
My Pickles Birthday!
Last year CookingBomb inspired me to make Sichuan style pickles. One Year on and they are doing great and tasting even better.
Being a Tourist Where I Live
Being a Tourist Where I Live (April) It has recently become likely that I will be leaving Edinburgh, and I am both excited and anxious...
Let's Go to Camp (Nano)
Since NaNoWriMo went so well, I thought I would try to recreate it during Camp NaNo. This was a bit of a last-minute decision since Camp...
Secret Dutch Post
Update: I didn’t get the job. But the email with my rejection was very encouraging and mentioned future jobs/future applications, so I’m...
Coronation Trip
I’m going to London for the coronation! I had asked for help paying for this for my birthday gift. My mother was excited for me until she...
Stop Work on Lizzie
It looks like “Lizzie” won’t be going to fringe this year. We were told we would hear something in a couple of weeks, and nothing. There...
Working on Lizzie
My play “A Bike Called Lizzie” is almost a complete draft! I don’t think I realised when I had the idea to write it how different writing...
Pickle Work
Now that I am finally back home, I need to bring my pickle brine back to life. My friend Debbi was kind enough to stay in my flat and...
Messy Hands
Does anyone else get pride from their messy hands? I used to be so ashamed when I would go out with my hands stained from ink or paint. I...
bottom of page