Wishing you all a very happy and healthy holiday season, and an abundance of blessings for 2019. I am taking time out to rest and restore, and I shall be posting again from 16 January. Many, many thanks for your support and friendship throughout the year. It means such a lot to me. Brigid P. … More Happy Holidays
On 14th November 2016, I published the E-book of my self help and travel memoir “Watching the Daisies – Life Lessons on the Importance of Slow. It had taken me four long years to reach publication, and although I felt elated I also felt exhausted, overwhelmed and in awe of so many of my fellow … More Celebrating Two Years as a Self Published Author
Watching the Daisies has been steadily climbing Amazon, reaching a peak of No. 3 on Amazon Kindle for Health, Fitness and Dieting > Diseases and Physical Ailments > Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on two occasions. It is now taking a little rest further down the mountain! Thank You I have many people to thank for supporting … More Climbing Amazon
The week before last, I shed the cobwebs of winter, as I walked along ancient tracks well traveled in my childhood. This stream connects two adjacent lakes. My mother’s childhood home sits at the top of Mullaghderg Lake seen in the background of this photograph: I walked these tracks on many occasions with my late … More A Spring Walk
Does fibromyalgia cause insomnia or does insomnia cause fibromyalgia? I do not have a definitive answer. However, I do know that insomnia can wreak havoc on health and well being. I first succumbed to fibromyalgia in 2003, and insomnia took hold of my life for seven long years. 15 years later, my lifestyle has completely changed and … More My Top Twelve Tips for Healing Insomnia
This week I shall be celebrating 2000 WordPress followers – a few weeks shy of my second blogging anniversary. Thank you to everyone who has read, liked and commented on my posts. I could not have reached this milestone without you. I am often surprised by the popularity of some of my posts. They are … More The Unpredictability of Popularity
Goodread’s Giveaway I promised you a Goodreads Giveaway… If you click HERE your name will be entered into a Goodread’s Giveaway, for one of two signed copies of “Watching the Daisies.” The Giveaway ends on 19th January. Top Tip for New Authors Goodread’s Giveways are a great way to get more eyes on your book, … More A Goodread’s Giveaway and Four New Reviews
It was a very mild but very wet Christmas! I missed walking, so I was delighted when Carrickfin Beach beckoned me on a beautiful sunny but frosty day. The beach was almost deserted, as I admired the frost on the sand dunes and seaweed – a rare delight. I reflected on the past year and … More New Year Blessings
On 10th October, I was thrilled to receive my 25th review on Amazon for my memoir “Watching The Daisies” I have never published any of my reviews before on my blog, so this is a first! “Bought the book and was quite sure I would enjoy it. I was not disappointed. Had read Brigid’s blog for … More Celebrating 25 Amazon Reviews
I want to say a big “thank you” to everyone who commented on my post This Too Shall Pass. I really appreciate your kindness. You have been a HUGE support. The week my sister passed away, I won two beautiful prizes from great blogging friends. The first came from ThoughtsnLife Blog I have been following … More Hugs from the Universe
