The nuggets of gold that I take from Medium (sadly, not literally) are not buried somewhere in this article for you to dig out — I have done the hard work and mined them for you — I began my journey on Medium in January 2021 which seems a lifetime ago but is barely two years. So how did it all begin? A family member recommended the platform as a way of getting my writing out there and it sure did the trick. I wrote and read and absorbed everything I possibly could…

If you could see into the future, would you? I certainly would not have chosen to see what life had in store for me. — Seeing how happy I was as a child in the photograph, nobody could have predicted the tragedies that would befall our family. Hearing the beautiful sound of birdsong takes me back to when I was a child when we lived in a small council house in the south of England…

So, here goes… — For sale: wedding dress, size twenty two. Never been worn. This challenge was inspired by Amanda Laughtland when I read her article and thought, ‘that is a challenge.’ With so few words to convey a story, it’s not what’s on the page in the written word, but it’s what’s behind…

20 Brilliant Things You Can Do with Your Ashes As I get older, I think about the unthinkable more and more. What are the options? I don’t want to be buried so that just leaves one option really, to be burnt to a cinder or cinders, to be precise. …

6 Reasons to Get Organized Here are six good reasons to get organized:- 1. It decreases stress 2. It makes you productive 3. It creates a clean environment 4. It improves your health 5. It helps you sleep and to stay alert 6. It helps you know where things are Decreasing Stress …

After decades of dieting, I have finally worked it out — Like a lot of people, I have struggled with my weight over the years. I was always a trim size 10 (UK) and it wasn’t until my 40s that I started gaining a few extra pounds. …

Including lists of my work in categories and 5 fun facts you never knew about me — I was born in West Sussex, England, and moved to the beautiful Surrey countryside when I was eight, where I grew up on a smallholding and helped milk goats, tend to pigs, look after horses and run a small market gardening business. My family moved to Wales when I was…

Here’s why — When I launched Rosy’s Ramblings almost a year ago, I started by researching which platform I would use and for me, Substack came out on top. One year on, here’s what I think. My first few wobbly steps As with any new writer branching out, my first few steps were as wobbly as a newborn…

Such a cruel condition — My heart sank. The fragile lady in the care home didn’t recognize me. A lifetime of happy family memories encapsulated in a sideways lolling of her head in a stranger’s chair. A blank stare. I knelt and took her hand in mine. She turned her head slowly and looked at…