Confessions of a Clumsy Scot

I'm from Scotland, and I'm pretty clumsy. Go figure!

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Do what makes you happy. Taking the adult life one day at a time and enjoying the world around me

  • December Book Challenge – Day 9

    The December Book challenge Day 9, a book of short stories.

    So my theory behind this is a little different and this is actually a book I have not read. But hear me out.

    I bought this book for a friend.

    A few months ago, a friend, Sam, had a pretty serious car accident and spent almost three months in hospital. I happened to be passing and I decided to go and pay him a little visit.

    Sams job is actually a storyteller. He has an amazing page called Snooze with Sam (I will leave his links below). He creates wonderful stories that allow your mind to drift into the story. Maybe you struggle to fall asleep? Or maybe you just need to relax your mind. Sam’s stories are for you!

    During his time in hospital, it did mean Sam was unable to work, or create these amazing stories.

    When I went shopping to get him a little gift, I saw this book and it just reminded me of him so I had to get it for him. Growing up I adored Roald Dahl and I just hope Sam got a laugh out of this wonderful little book just like I did when I saw it.

    Thankfully Sam is back home now and back to creating amazing stories at his own pace, although he’s got a long way to go before his life can be normal again so if you fancy a listen or want to support this amazing creator, here is where you can find him!

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CyKHH5JfLNpJ1wWL77Ono?si=wZH777JPSAGGicINgQdpHg

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/snoozewithsam

    YouTube: https://youtube.com/@snoozewithsam?si=4IiwWT6iQshOCeya

    Or visit his website: snoozewithsam.com

    (You can click the little icons to take a direct link to his pages, or copy and paste the URLs above)

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  • December Book Challenge – Day 8

    Day 8, a book I was assigned in school!

    This was a happy memory from school, my English classes were one of my favourites. And we were assigned so many books ranging from fictional stories to dramas and plays.

    The one I’ve chosen is Children of Men by P.D. James. It’s a fabulous book that just draws you right in! The story line is immense, and after we were shown the movie and the whole thing just struck a chord with me and I then went on to write an essay about the story!

    Definitely going to have to re-read this one!

  • December Book Challenge  – Day 7

    December Book Challenge Day 7 being a book from my favourite genre!

    This obviously had to be a biography! I’ve written before about this being my favourite genre. I love getting to know people, hearing their stories and knowing about their lives!

    I’ve picked The sound of laughter written by Peter Kay.

    I actually picked this book up on a book swap on holiday in Cuba when I was 10. I read that book three times over that summer and laughed hysterically each time. He’s definitely one of the countries favourite comedians for a reason and how I’d adore to see him live! Maybe one day!

  • December Book Challenge – Day 6

    The December Book Challenge Day 6 being a book I couldn’t finish!

    I’ve picked, The Winters, written by Lisa Gabrielle.

    I got this book on a deal from Waterstones. It for some reason caught my eye, even though it’s a type I wouldn’t normally go for. And unfortunately for that reason, I just couldn’t get into it and couldn’t finish it. Its still a good book, but unless I can get drawn into it, I won’t finish it. Which hasn’t happened much though so it’s only one of a handful that I couldn’t get into!

  • December Book Challenge – Day 5

    A book that was published in the decade I was born. A good few selections here being that I was born in 2000.

    I’ve decided to go with The Hunger Games.

    Now I’ve only read the first if the trilogy but I adored it. The next two are definitely still on my list but so are about a thousand books!

    I think Catching Fire is just so well written and really draws the reader in and just has a fantastic story line!

  • December Book Challenge – Day 4

    A childhood favourite book.

    There was so many that I had to pick from here but I decided to go with the Fairy Magic books. I believe there were around a hundred books in the collection but they’re so well done for a kids collection and I just love how magical and happy they were. I could read them now again too!

    I had the petal fairies collection and I read them every single night when I was probably around seven or eight, pretending to be asleep whenever my mum or dad popped their head in.

  • December Book Challenge – Day 3

    A book with a colour in the title. My pick for this is also a book I first read in High School that really caught my attention.

    It’s called Small Blue Thing, written by S. C. Ransom. It’s the first in a trilogy of three books and again I believe it’s aimed at teenagers but I found it really drew me in. It really painted a picture that you could see throughout.

    A girl in London finding a gorgeous blue bangle in the Thames that would literally change her life. It takes twists and turns and I’ve read the books so many times over.

    I’ll definitely be on the hunt for my book when I visit my parents house again so I can have another read. I only own the first but I think I’ll have to buy the other two to reminisce a little bit about my reads from High School.

  • December Book Challenge – Day 2

    So Day two of the book challenge is a book that I’ve read multiple times – The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks.

    Now this is a book I first read in High School. I’m not sure why, but there’s something I love about this book I love. It’s a pretty dark storyline and probably written for teenagers but I think there’s little things in the book that just really grab your attention.

    I also think there’s a bit of a dealing with depression within the storyline and how people from different walks of life deal with it within the same circumstance. But also it was my first realisation of being watched by ‘big brother.’

    It’s not a hard or long read but I’d definitely recommend a wee read.

    I’d rate 7/10

  • December book challenge – Day 1

    Ive decided to get back into the grove of posting and try doing this December book challenge!

    So a book by my favourite author, and hear me out here – Jeremy Clarkson.

    Yes he is a bit of an oaf but I do get a proper laugh reading his articles and books, like cry laughter. I have some respect for Jeremy with his farming venture, and I’ve watched him from his Top Gear days since I was little.

    He writes articles for the times on a weekly basis, and his books are generally compilations of these.

    I genuinely think he has a way with words and I can just hear everything he writes in his voice and I’ll happily finish a book in an evening!

  • Consumed by Life

    Hello, sorry I’ve been quiet recently. I have ideas for posts but honestly just sometimes don’t know where to start.
    The other thing Im struggling with is photos to go along with content and being on Instagram now is making me feel a bit useless when it comes to content in general.

    I’ll get back to it, just taking some time to find my feet a little.

    But I thought I’d do a little catch up here. I’m feeling quite content with life just now. Nothing major but the little things make me happy.

    Little things like seeing a double rainbow at work the other day. The weather has been so cold but it’s been pretty dry so it’s been lovely to throw on another layer and crack on.


    The RNLI part of my life is a wee bit quiet just now but come January that’s going to get pretty busy with the arrival on a brand new Shannon Class ALB to replace our trusty old Trent Class which will be turning 30 next year. It’s been nice doing odds and end around the station too and we even had some local school kids come and paint a mural at our local harbour to commemorate the boats and the local landscapes and it’s just brightened the place up so much!
    I’ll do a post sometime about lifeboating too.



    Work is crazy just now and means I never really know what day it is!
    I passed my final exam last month which I kept quiet, but I’m over the moon to be able to say I’m now a qualified Electrician! I’m thinking about continuing with University but I’ll see where I’m at next year and see if I can handle the extra workload!

    I haven’t done anything else in the garden since my last post. My plan is to still to grab some pallets and make a few raised beds so I can expand my little growing area. Once the frost has passed I’m going to try a little picking flower area beside the drive way too!

    I’m trying to make sure I’m picking up on all the smalls things in life too. Like the fact I can take my doggy for a lovely wintery walk, watching all the little flowers still popping up or making the most of the weather.

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