Oh Lorde,

Dear dear, everything is ever such a rush. 

I'm back in Manchester at the moment, and have been for about 28 hours after feeling like I had to rush across London in order to get my train, and felt like I had barely got on to the train before I was getting off in Manchester Piccadilly. I was trundling down Market Street with my suitcase in tow to get back to my mother's house. 

I felt like I had been running around like a crazy person the night before and that morning in order to make sure that I have everything with me. It's a flying visit, as ever, but being away from my home makes me anxious. Being away from my PC, my notebooks and my library (well, the half that isn't under my bed up here) makes me incredibly anxious. Much as the train journey between the two places is really quick, the flitting back and forward isn't overly simple and I always end up looking like Queen of the Bag Ladies - especially when I'm heading back home! 

It's been good so far though, because I'm not having to cook or worry too much about anything. It's nice to be able to have a little time to relax, because it feels like I have been working somewhat solidly since the day I finished university and I've been a little bit 
knackered. 

Anyway, it's lovely to be able to spend some time with friends and share graduation memories (which have not long since passed) and spend a lovely Christmas with the family. 

Merry Christmas to all, and remember - your present is still on Amazon if you haven't yet downloaded a copy of Fairies. :)

Not Feeling Awesome,

I'm at that point in the year where I'm getting ready to travel back to my mother's house for a family Christmas and, quite frankly, I'm finding it difficult, because at the moment I'm feeling a little bit crappy. 

It's been at least a year since I broke my Kindle, and I've only just got around to replacing it, and it's just taken me hours to set it up, but I realised that I don't want to be carting loads of books and notebooks back up on the train - it makes it much more simple if I can take the Kindle and the iPad and have done with it there. And before anyone kindly points it out, I have the Kindle app on my iPad; it is not the same. 

Two weeks ago today, I graduated from university and was skipping around the room on a Prosecco buzz pretty much yelling 'fluffing finally' because this has been a long time coming. That day, I felt shiny. I was on the receiving end of a few peculiar glances of the Kensington public as I strutted around in a Ted Baker dress, stiletto heels, a man cap and a funny hat, but it was wonderful. Since then it has slightly had the sheen taken off it with my apparent inability to find myself new employment, but I'm doing what I can, and I'll get there. I have a few possibly exciting irons in the fire, so we'll see where they lead to. 

To round this off, it's been far too long since the last free promotion of my book, so it's on it again from Christmas Eve until the 28th. Please note that this is based on a KDP American time zone that I believe is EST but I'm not certain, so if you want to download it, I would advise doing so ASAP! 

Merry fluffing Christmas to those of you who celebrate and to all others, the happiest of Happy Holidays!