Recently the most asked question I find myself answering is “how do you have the time to blog?”. My facetious answer usually involves the fact that I have a cleaner, don’t have kids and live with a workaholic who spends at least as much time online as I do, but the more useful answer is […]
I’m an avid reader, a bookworm, a bibliomane, call it what you will. I’m seldom caught without a book in my bag. I’ve just finished several non-fiction which have been gathering dust on my shelves and before I launch into a few reviews I thought I’d share my top 7 tips for reading, in particular […]
I have to confess my biggest vice (and surprisingly, it isn’t a good Rioja, although that comes in a close second). It’s buying books. I can’t seem to help myself. And the more I read, the worse it gets. I start one book and I find a link to yet another book I want to […]
The number one way to annoy me is to answer your phone when I am trying to have a conversation with you. The almost Pavlovian response to pick up a ringing phone no matter what else is happening drives me to distraction. Turn it off, or let voicemail pick up a message. And show a […]