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Drafting Life
Drafting Life is my blog. I write posts about life, writing, travelling, parenting, books and shows.
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Book Review - Sisterland
Read this on galpod.com. My incredible reading group read this book in September. I'm telling you this because I don't think I would ever...

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Nov 2, 20182 min read


A Letter to my Son on his 9th Birthday
Read this on galpod.com. I really did start this one on the actual birthday. But then it was half term... anyway, here we are. My Lovely,...

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Oct 30, 20182 min read


The Great Organisation Project
Read this on galpod.com. So, our house is a mess. See, what happened in the past was that every two years or so we moved to a new...

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Oct 11, 20182 min read


On Science And Early Birthdays
Read this on galpod.com. My son, like his parents, is a geek. And as such, he could think of nothing more exciting for his 9th birthday...

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Oct 9, 20182 min read


On Diversity and Points of View
Read this on galpod.com. Before I start, can I ask you a favour? If there's anyone you know you think would enjoy this blog, could you...

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Oct 3, 20183 min read


Book Review - A General Theory of Oblivion
Read this on galpod.com. I joined a reading group at the local library. It runs every month on a Friday afternoon, and I bring the age...

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Sep 27, 20183 min read


Not an Apology (Maybe Just a Little Bit)
Read this on galpod.com. It's been a busy couple of weeks. Whenever I haven't posted for a while, I always get this feeling that my next...

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Sep 25, 20183 min read


On Systems and Goals
Read this on galpod.com. If you haven't yet checked out James Clear's website and you're interested in productivity in any way, go check...

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Sep 13, 20183 min read


The Silent Years
Read this on galpod.com. I read a fantastic post from James Clear a few weeks ago. He quoted Ira Glass (see picture), who said that...

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Sep 12, 20183 min read


On Kids and Clubs
Read this on galpod.com. It’s the beginning of the school year, and that means clubs. School is easy; you get the kids into uniform and...

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Sep 6, 20183 min read


Random Word Trail!
Read this on galpod.com. Right. It's been a long summer holiday. But today the kids are back in school which means now I have time to do...

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Sep 5, 20182 min read


Settling Back
Read this on galpod.com. The thing about coming back home after a long time away is that you have to let the process of settling back in...

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Aug 22, 20182 min read


Travel Log Part VI
Read this on galpod.com. We're home! Arrived late last night, after one last day in Bergen spent with a childhood friend, contact with...

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Aug 20, 20182 min read


Travel Log Part V
Read this on galpod.com. The trouble with a trip to a place with beautiful views is that when it rains, there's not much to do. It's been...

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Aug 18, 20182 min read


Travel Log Part IV
Read this on galpod.com. We'd said goodbye to lovely Sweden and moved on to Norway. Driving from Safflë to Oslo we noticed that, just...

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Aug 16, 20182 min read


Travel Log Part III
Read this on galpod.com. It's been freakishly abandoned everywhere we went here in Sweden. Yesterday, we discovered why. It would appear...

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Aug 12, 20182 min read


Travel Log Part II
Read this on galpod.com. "Mom, I like hiking and chatting." "Me too, kiddo. That's why we're doing it." Yes. That's why we're risking...

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Aug 10, 20182 min read


Travel Log Part I
Read this on galpod.com. Hello! It feels like I haven't written for EVER. I guess it's not that long, but we've been away on our trip and...

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Aug 8, 20184 min read


Book Review - Nomadland
Read this on galpod.com. I'll start from the end: if you are interested at all in contemporary culture in the US, you need to read this...

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Aug 3, 20182 min read


End of July Reflections
Read this on galpod.com. About a third into this month, I had a breakthrough with the book I'm working on. It's a good thing, of course....

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Aug 2, 20183 min read
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