Words are flowing out
If the Wi-Fi was down (unthinkable) and the postal service obsolete (inevitable) - how would I ever make my deadline, wonders Liz Breslin.
Thinking Allowed
Liz Breslin: Relaxing with military precision
Relaxing with military precision
Liz Breslin is ridiculously excited about her holiday.
Liz Breslin: Hair today, gone tomorrow
Hair today, gone tomorrow
Liz Breslin on our weird (Western) relationships with our furry selves.
Getting a handle on familiarity
Getting a handle on familiarity
It’s a complex business, the naming of people and things. And there are laws about it, of course, writes Liz Breslin.
Liz Breslin: Making the case
Making the case
Liz Breslin loves a good old debate.
This one's for you, mum
This one's for you, mum
Liz Breslin pens some words of thanks and appreciation to her mum.
Liz Breslin: Tackling a taxing matter
Tackling a taxing matter
A frustrated Liz Breslin has a taxing time ringing Inland Revenue.
Volunteering good for volunteers, too
Volunteering good for volunteers, too
Saturday marked the end of National Volunteering Week, but every week is a volunteering week for me, although usually with slightly less cake, writes Liz Breslin.
All in the right boxes
All in the right boxes
We'll all be better off once we're properly sorted, writes Liz Breslin.
The pain of migraines and yours
The pain of migraines and yours
Liz Breslin on the lifestyle tightrope migrane sufferers learn to walk.
Signs of the times
Signs of the times
How lucky are we to live in a place where autumn makes everything all kinds of burnished beautiful, asks Liz Breslin.
The wisdom of Easter Ed
The wisdom of Easter Ed
As if it wasn’t confusing enough with having to worship the baby Jesus and the Easter Bunny in one weekend, this year there was Easter Ed, writes Lis Breslin.
Fake it 'til you fake it
Fake it 'til you fake it
You know, sometimes you have those days. Or weeks, even. Where the sun doesn't quite shine, metaphorically or actually, Liz Breslin writes.
You can take it with you
You can take it with you
This week, Liz Breslin on the joys of spending time in the great outdoors.
Rising through the clouds
Rising through the clouds
We are cruising at 40,000 feet and the weather at our destination is expected to be stormy, writes Lis Breslin.
The long and the short of it
The long and the short of it
New Year, new start ... I don’t really believe in any of that business of making change just because it’s the prescribed day, writes Liz Breslin.
Away with the fairies
Away with the fairies
"You won’t live as long as the fairies," a 6-year-old friend tells Liz Breslin.
A festival of possibilities
A festival of possibilities
You know how some people get all excited about ball-kicking world cups? For Liz Breslin, the equivalent is Festivalland.
Spread kindness in the community
Spread kindness in the community
The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves shape our lives, says Liz Breslin.
A short history of time
A short history of time
Most of us have this really weird elastic relationship with the years and months, weeks and days, hours and seconds that tick over and add up to our lives, writes Liz Breslin.