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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.
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Texas Day
The one day a year when I acknowledge I'm from Texas.
Drops Review
In order to do this, I needed an app that met specific requirements, and after much research (and a free trial period), I chose Drops....
Follow-Up on French
Holy fork, did my plan work. About two weeks into my speed run, I was watching an English-language TV show in the background that had a...
Un- hoarding Post Quarantine
Like so many, I had grand plans of spending the quarantine on self-improvement and self-care. I was going to make art and fill the space...
Why I start with Vocabulary
So, for the past month, I have been using an app called Drops to relearn French. I chose to start with vocabulary because I am a dyslexic...
Let's Relearn French
I have found an amazing job that I am very well qualified for. There is only one catch - I would need to be C1 in French. At my best, I...
New Years Wish
Here is hoping that ’22 is smoother than ’21 And more productive And generally less shitty. I don’t make resolutions on New Year’s (I do...
Landing in Dallas
I would like to know who moved Dallas to the sun’s surface? It is ungodly hot! It was -2 when I left Edinburgh this morning. It is 30...
Finishing the Outline
Whelp. I’m finally done with my outline. It only took me two and a half weeks. My god, did I underestimate the amount of work that it was...
Exploring Topping & Company
How did I not know this existed until now? (Though that was probably a good thing for my wallet.) New favourite bookshop.
I've Decided Not To Attempt NaNo
I’m going to delay the Nano attempt another year. Since I had never fully outlined a novel before, I underestimated the amount of work it...
Attempting Nano?
I’ve been working on a book for nearly a decade now. That sounds insane, I know. The problem is that I have world builders disease. Every...
Wherever You Go There You Are
Running away from trauma/mental health issues I have met so many people who have moved to another country to escape something. Sometimes,...
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