A thought just arrived. In my head. As I looked down from the first floor of my house. Out of the window. And saw…

There’s a lot to be said for doing nothing. Even though you’re never really doing nothing, of course. Theres always something going on. In…

Bad. Was never so good. Live Aid. Where were you on Saturday 13th July 1985? 33 years ago. I was 17. Working selling carpets…

When you are walking towards someone in the street. Looking at them. And that someone is walking towards you. Looking at you. And that…

I was born in Manchester in 1968. In a small village called Haughton Green. In Denton. Someone else that was born there. 8 years…

Here is a useful tool for you. If you run a business and you work with, or you have hired, creative people. This is…

I was looking through books online this week. One evening. On goodreads.com there are some great books. And some even better reviews. Here is…

I like a challenge. Doing things that are bloody hard. I think this is me rebelling against the run-of-the-mill. And the obvious. And the…

Me. Lisa. And Izobel. In mug form. Right here: https://www.50odd.co.uk/mugs/

By the fourth round of failed IVF it didn’t hurt so much any more. There was a pattern. A new normal existed. I was…

Alcohol is such a clever drug. It saunters along. Whistling. Eyebrows raised. Acting all innocent. Avoiding the sanctions that its friends the ‘proper drugs’…

I wrote a book a couple of weeks ago. And released it it digital format online. For free. A.BRAND It’s called A.BRAND. Here’s how…

Thom Yorke (whom I like) appeared on the Jonathan Ross Show (whom I no longer like) in May 2013. Thom played a stripped back…