For those of you visiting or new to my blog, I hope this page helps you get an idea of what sort of content you can expect in these blogosphere parts. Below you can find quick links to series of posts I’ve had (some are ongoing, others were for a specific period of time), some of the ‘top posts’ and guest posts I’ve written for other blogs.
Blog Series
Australia Journal - the beginnings of my blogging which began when I left Aberdeen and spent a month in Australia before coming back to Edinburgh to a lot of unknowns…
Community Blog Party – my first ‘Blog party’ on Learning from Sophie, where online friends old and new shared thoughts on ‘community’ in September 2011.
LFS Introducing… – the premise of this blog project was to allow people to share their passions and inspire others to follow their own passions, but also give ideas of how you can support people in following their dreams. All the contributions can be found on the LFS Introducing… blog.
BK Recipes – For those of you not in the know, ‘BK’ stands for ‘BrunetteKoala’ which was my penname, and username for a long time when I first began blogging. Anyway, as part of my ‘One Word 2011′ I wanted to get better at trying new recipes, and a collection of my favourite recipes can be found on this blog. Cake features quite a lot.
Causes I support - Working for a charity, I also support a lot of charities that I really believe in however I can. These posts explain what these charities do, and why I have chosen to support them.
Frequently Read Posts
Confessions of an Emetophobic – probably one of the things I’m most well known for is that I have emetophobia. After one of my ridiculous freak out moments, I wrote this post about the bizarre things I do because of emetophobia basically to laugh at myself. I never dreamed that it would become my most searched for, most commented on post that has become like an online ‘Emetophobics Anonymous’ meeting!
Aging – a Sunday Scribbling that got a lot of discussion going.
Twas three nights before Christmas – a dare that started from my American friends commenting on my accent after I posted a demo video of how to put a duvet cover for my online friend, Brandi turned into an international reading of ‘The Night Before Christmas’ poem/story.
Healing – another Sunday Scribbling that got much discussion going.
Community Blog Party – Linus’ take - Linus’ rules for Community were a great start to a blog party that became much more than I thought it would!
More than friends – some thoughts on authentic friendships that my friend and I mulled over while making (& eating) pancakes turned into a hot topic.
Wow. Are those nails real? – a post about my first speaking engagement where I was asked to share about my ‘Sophie story’ and how I ended up working in my current job.
A letter to my 16 year old self - a post that meant a lot to me, as writing this to the ‘me’ in the year before I got pregnant. My 16th year is one I think I’ll always remember very vividly.
My guest posts on other blogs
Ten Healthy Tips for a Whole Foods Holiday - December 2011 on From Africa, With Love
A Soul-searching transformation – September 2011 on From Africa, With Love
Career’s Week blog series – March 2011 on Making Memories
Thanksgiving Week: Wait! I thought I got to stay on the bus forever - November 2010 on From Africa, With Love
Women in leadership blog party: Just a wee lassie from Leith – September 2010 on ShelleyHendrix.org
Through the eyes of the pregnancy crisis center coordinator - December 2009 on Leading and Loving It
Top Ten Series: Top Ten Ways to Corrupt your friends’ children – November 2009 on From Africa, With Love
