Recently there have been a lot of changes in the Blaelock Household, with the aim of creating a happy and…
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Your Hierarchy of Needs
In 1954, Abraham Maslow posited that all people are driven to fulfil a basic set of human needs. Essentially, you…
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Taking a Short Break
I’ve already mentioned it’s the time of Great Regret and my action plan for getting back on track. And as…
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The Happy Benefits of Overcoming Fear
One of the 2019 Emerging Writers Festival workshops I enjoyed was Madeleine Dore’s Reaching the Finish Line, but it was…
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How to Choose What To Do First
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. I have so much to do that I’m not sure what to do…
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The Exciting Discovery of an Epic Library Catalogue
Sometimes it’s funny what you find isn’t it? You start an internet search with a clear goal, and this leads…
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How to Conduct a Rewarding Research Project
Today’s post is for Emily, who recently read about my Research Outfit and wondered exactly what kind of rewarding research…
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Books: to keep or not keep?
Since I read Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying, I keep falling over intense, library voice (whispered) bookish debates…
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Year of the Pig Perspicacity
If you hadn’t noticed, we’re just starting the Chinese Year of the Pig. I have a few words about pig…
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How To Apologise Like You Mean It
There’s been another round of dud apologies, and I just don’t get why some people find it so hard to…
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Memento Mori
For those who don’t know, the Latin phrase Memento Mori more or less means remember, you’re gonna die too. And perhaps coincidentally…
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A Short Soapbox about Fat Old White Guys and Doing the Housework
I’ve been thinking about modern life. And how fat old white guys still run the world. And that they believe…
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The Relationships Between Time, Money, and Love
I’ve been researching Life in the Great Depression, so I’ve been thinking a lot about the relationships between time, money,…
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5 Ways to Plan for the Plateau
The other day Katy, Toseland and I were having coffee when Toseland said something quite profound. Somehow a conversation about…
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Know Thyself
We have been exhorted since ancient times to “know thyself”, mainly because you come to know the gods by knowing…
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