Monthly Archives: February 2012

#89 Joan and Jackie writing a play…..

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

Hi Everyone, myself and Jackie Corrigan are co-writing a play based on my blog.  We are hoping to get it staged in May/June – more details to follow – but what we need right now is a theatre company name. … Continue reading →

Posted in co-writer, funny, new name, play, playwright, Positive, redundancy, theatre, theatre company, witty, writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

#88 Possible ‘article’? Woo Hoo!!!

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

A huge positive about the corporate world – yes read that again – there were positives about it – was that it taught me that being pushy was a good thing.  I was always pushy and opinionated – or as … Continue reading →

Posted in 100th anniversary Titanic, Belfast Titanic, corporate, Edith Nile Peacock, irish examiner, new writer, Titanic, writer | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

#87 Titanic – Edith drowns at 26

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Hello my dedicated followers and you stray googlers.  Here is a new edition of my Titanic story…..sent out to Independent today – fingers crossed this one makes it into the Weekend Magazine Edith Nile Peacock was 26 when she drowned … Continue reading →

Posted in Belfast Titanic, Camborne, Cornwall, Edith Nile Peacock, Elizabeth New Jersey, Maynooth Educate Together, redruth, school, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

#86 London Book Fair

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

As part of my MA we are encouraged to attend The London Book Fair in April. So I have booked the flight and accommodation- all I have to do now is finish the 30,000 words of my book. I also … Continue reading →

Posted in chris binchy, corporate sales, kids, mammy's, new book, new writer, Positive, redundancy, witty, writer, writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

#85 Sleep-over at the K Club

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

Charlie has reached sleepover age. Last weekend he had two friends who live very close to us stay over. I had to walk one of them home at 10.30pm god bless. On Friday when his friend Alex was going home, … Continue reading →

Posted in K club, mammy's, school, sleep over | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

#84 A shagging dog story

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Rex has reached sexual maturity. At the age of nine months he is the equivalent to a 15 year old boy. He also has small dog syndrome and will square up to German Shepherd or Rottweiler – as long as … Continue reading →

Posted in dog, dog walking, gamestop | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

#83 Grease is the Word!!

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Olivia Newton John I have never claimed to be, but I gave her a bloody good run for her money this afternoon! We downloaded some trial games for our Kinnect, and one was ‘Lets Dance’ with Fireworks from Lady Gaga, … Continue reading →

Posted in gamestop, kids, Kinnect, mammy's, xbox | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

#82 Xbox a bargain!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

I worked with the head office of Gamestop in my previous life in Disney.  They were professional, helpful and always full of ideas to give the gamers value, their tagline in all their advertising is ‘Power to the Players’. Over … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlestown shopping centre, gamestop, Kinnect, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments