Lily's Thoughts

I dare you to review

I read a post recently about reviewing your year. It was all about checking if you have met your goals, the good, the bad and the mixed...

My Canine friend - Sammy Mayo 2009 - 2022

After hearing the sad news of Sammy's passing this morning I wanted to share the interview I did with him for my newsletter back in...

The books that stay in my head

This is an updated version of a previous blog post with an updated list of books. I have read a lot of books in my life and some of them...

Stories from Storley

The stories I write are all set in a fictional area that I based on an amalgamation of places I know. As these are works of fiction I...

Look after you

There's probably nothing new here. I basically put together a list of things I have learned from talking to people, reading, listening to...

The things I do

I mentioned previously that I hadn't applied what I had learned in terms of goal setting and execution when I set my 2021 goals. I...

That was the year that was

If you are anything like me you set goals in January. 365 days seems like a long time and buoyed up by a new beginning we think we can...

The Gifts of Christmas

I have my Christmas presents already. They can't sit under the tree and I won't be unwrapping them. They are rather large to carry and...

The Lily's

First all the books in these awards were read by me in 2021 but could have been published at any time up to and including 2021 (with the...

The Merry Land of Marketing

Marketing is not something I have given much thought to before now. I published both my books without a marketing plan. I announced their...

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