I recall sitting in the bath aged 13, mentally conjuring up song lyrics in my head then scrambling to write them down in my notebook afterwards. So, when a musical family friend came into our lives at that pinnacle age …
The Pull of Creativity
Lifestyle
Creating a Cosy Writing Corner
Every writer needs a cosy corner, or, a writer’s nook as it is also dubbed. Somewhere for ‘those motivated by words’ to express themselves in comfort and security. From laptops on my knee while cocooned in my dressing gown and …
How my Love for Bluebells has Grown
Annually, the UK is treated to the mesmerising spectacle of patches of woodland bursting into blue. Usually a signifier of ancient woodland, these delicate flowers with intricate petals drooping in the shape of dainty bells, erupt as if out of …
Announcement: I am Changing my Blog Name!
Hi, everyone! After 8 fruitful years under the guise of Sound Mind Travel, I feel that this blog has somewhat evolved and will now be more suited to a new and fresh name. That is going to be ‘Mint Bluebells.’ …
August to August
Hi, Everyone! Life has been busy lately and has eaten in to my writing time a little. That’s life! It is a circus at times and the hullabaloo of it all dazzles its way on to the main stage, taking …
A Hot Cup of Coffee & the Sense of New Beginnings
Sitting with a steaming hot cup of any kind of elixir* whilst taking stock of what has been and what is to come, as you finally feel ready and raring for new beginnings, is one of life’s greatest pleasures. The …
How to Become a Television Extra
This has to be one of the most fun and interesting side jobs out there yet so many people think it is not possible for them to do it. When people find out that I have been a Television Extra …
Your Guide to Mystery Shopping
Mystery Shopping is something I myself did for four years, so I feel able to give good and honest advice as to how to do it yourself if it is something you are interested in trying to make some extra …
High Royds: Exploring an Abandoned Mental Asylum
A few months ago pre-Covid, I went to explore High Royds, an abandoned Victorian mental asylum in Menston, West Yorkshire. I went with my partner and a friend; my friend, an urban exploration enthusiast had been the previous week – …
My Life Mystery Shopping Part III – Experiences of a Supporting Artist
Smelly socks? Come again? Is very likely what you are thinking if you read the second part of this blog series. Well, let me at least try and explain. Basically, when you delve deeper into the rather surreal world of …