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Category: Quickies

Sometimes you just want a quick 1-2 minute read about nothing in particular. Ideally it’s something that makes you smile.

Why I still value my blog after 10 years

Contemplating my relevance, personal evolution, and potential future direction for 4 minutes.

blog, Blogging, feeling good enough, life, online content, personal, positive thinking, relevance, retrospective, thelazyslinky, Writing

I am suspicious of all compliments

3 min read on how I trust no one. Not even myself.

anxiety, confidence, external validation, funny blog, imposter syndrome, new job, perfectionism, self-esteem

Will my new job drain my creative energy?

4 min read about how yay! new job but boo! what if I never write again. Back and forth woes.

career, creative slump, hobbies, new job, work life balance

It isn’t talent. It’s boring, everyday skill

2 min quickie checking in and explaining where this bloggy shenanigan is headed

atomic habits, Blogging, goal-setting, self-improvement

How my obese cat lost 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds)

Quick 5 min read about cat weight loss because my cat is healthier than me. You can laugh. *sniff* It’s funny.

cats, humour, obesity, pets, weight loss

My relatives boycotted my wedding

5 min story about a dramatic phone call. Light-hearted, chilled rage.

blog, family, humour, relationships, religion, thelazyslinky, wedding

My senior cat’s daily routine (includes monster poos and dog beds)

5 minutes of descriptive prose of my new cat’s first week with me.

cat adoption, cat routine, funny blog, funny cat, senior cat, thelazyslinky, Writing

The Olympics is when I revel in my ignorance of all sports.

800 words of confused Olympic joy.

blog post, Casual fan, funny blog, Olympics 2020, Sports, thelazyslinky, Tom Daley, UFC

My Sunday evening: doomscrolling, taking offense and yoga

Quickie 2 min read about that dread you feel every Sunday evening.

anxiety, doomscrolling, dread, funny blog, job, mental health, stress, sunday evening, the lazy slinky, weekend, work, yoga

I restarted yoga and now I’m better than everyone.

8 min ramble about fitness goals, consistency and smugness and how none of it will last.

building positive habits, consistency, exercise, fitness goals, impact of exercise, lockdown fitness, mental health, thelazyslinky, whoisthelazyslinky, yoga

I saw myself on camera and realised I’m a tubby now.

5 min read about weight fluctuations and the winter funk.

body positivity, feminism, funny blog, looking fat in photos, looking fat in videos, online criticism, shame around weight, thelazyslinky, weight gain in lockdown, winter weight

Isolation Diaries #4: I am scared of outside also I broke my shoulder.

4 min read about normal things.

anxious working from home, covid blog, covid diary, don't want to leave my house, funny blog, lockdown anxiety, lockdown diary, shoulder pain gp, socially awkward in quarantine, thelazyslinky, visiting gp during lockdown

Isolation Diaries #3: people reacted to my DIY face mask

3 hours and four bleeding fingers later, I had a mask. It was… clumsy. And frayed. And wonky. But it was mine.

aldishoppingsafe, coronovirusdiary, coronovirusstress, feelweirdwearingmask, makingdiyfacemask, peoplenotsocialdistancing, shoppingwithamask, shouldimakemyownmask, socialdistancingshopping, wearingmaskforshopping

Signs You Might Not Be A Runner

“We are writing in response to your recent decision to go for a run along the canal.”

exercise during lockdown, funny blog, isolation, lockdown, lockdown diary, lockdown life, NHS, parody, quarantine blog, quarantine story, running not good, runningafteralongtime, staying healthy, struggling to stay fit during lockdown, why you shouldn't run

Isolation Diaries #2: plant fiend husband

There’s this gleam in his eye that could burn planets. I need to draw the line somewhere.

coronovirus stress, couples in isolation, dealing with isolation, gardening indoors, humour, lockdown experience, relationships in lockdown, self-isolation, working from home

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