INSPIRATION
The Endless Search
I've spent the bank holiday weekend trying to chill out. Trying and failing. There have been dog walks, movies with friends, cleaning and tidying, good talks and despite it all I still feel ratty and anxious. After watching the dog make friends (Olive...
Forward Planning
I have been in a funk. A Garfield on a bad day funk and I'm annoyed that I can't get out of my funk. Mindfulness says that you only ever had to deal with the present moment. At the moment mindfulness can kiss my fabulous Scouse arse. What is helping in...
Rest
My brain is fried. I am bringing back the old lingo because that's how I feel. Like the inside of my head has been hooked up to the mains and it's all gone gooey. I am constantly distracted by my phone, I can't settle to read and work? Well, that's just hell in...
Happy Birthday Madge!
It's Madonna's birthday. It should be a public holiday. I have loved Madonna for 35 years. I will love her forever. She was the best role model to have growing up. She was in control, unapologetic, creative and she's not nice. Madonna does not give a...
Surviving The News
The news at the moment is terrifying. Brexit was a cynical political manoeuvre that is dividing my country, there is an American President who thinks that threatening nuclear war is a game and white supremacists are openly marching in America. None of this is fizzy...
A Cure For Your Ills
Isn't feeling overwhelmed the absolute pits? Recently it's been work, work, some more work, monkey wrangling, house stuff, financial management and other soul sapping delights. Saturday morning was filled with chiropody appointments, kitchen cleaning, menu...
Making Work Better
I know it's Friday but if you hate your job you can leave on a Friday night already dreading Monday morning. If so, my sympathies. I have been there and it's draining. My overly basic advice is leave, if you can. Find something else because life is short....
Out Of My Depth
Lately things have not been fizzy. They have been unfizzy. Flat even. Something has been not quite right. That was the start of the Fizzy. And with the Fizzy has come ideas. New ideas. Fresh ideas. Ideas like maybe I am a writer. Ideas like maybe you could make...
Eggs
Leading on from my post yesterday about breakfast, it follows that I am an egg fan. The Rutger Hauer Lurpak ad about the intrepid fridge forager spoke to me on a deep and important level. I spotted the Egg Shop book on Erica Davies' Instagram and...
Jack Black
I am thankful for Jack Black. Let me count the ways: Bob Roberts. Admittedly, we've got worse than this movie envisioned but... Kung Fu Panda. Three monkeys means films viewed countless times. This stands up to repeated viewing. Enemy of the State. Sarcastic...
Time On Your Hands
Are you busy? Rushed off your feet? Haven't got a moment to yourself? Unravelling as we speak? Yeah, me too!! I have a husband, three step monkeys, a mum, a dog, a career, friends and a social life. I have a house to maintain and a mortgage to pay. There's no...
Grayson Perry
In the first Fizzy guest post, Nicci James describes the emotional impact of Grayson Perry. Nicci is an artist and you can find a snapshot of her work at niccijames.co.uk So many levels of fizzy... I am an artist. That is my response to the question “So, what...
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