Mashing up TV tires your brain
When there's nothing remotely interesting on TV, channelling your inner collage artist is not the answer, writes Liz Breslin.
Thinking Allowed
The paradox of the elder
The paradox of the elder
They call it a weed in these parts. And yet I'm driving home with an eye out on the green beyond the roadside every day so I can catch it in its first bloom, writes Liz Breslin.
Finding balance a balancing act
Finding balance a balancing act
The garden wants a good weed. The pantry needs clearing. The fridge, a good cleaning. The car needs maintaining. The house interior needs painting. The house exterior needs painting, sighs Liz Breslin.
Singing a part in life's chorus
Singing a part in life's chorus
What would you sing though, if you had to take part? asks Liz Breslin.
What a difference a day makes
What a difference a day makes
Today, I'm going to be drinking coffee. Of course, because it's a day with a "y'' in it. But today I can drink coffee with special purpose and meaning because it's International Coffee Day, writes Liz Breslin.
Liz Breslin: Getting that holiday buzz
Getting that holiday buzz
The Dali Lama has a lot of good stuff to say about mosquitoes, like how if you think you are too small to make a difference, you should try sleeping with one, writes Liz Breslin.
Liz Breslin: Words are flowing out
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.
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.