About Me
Extract from Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell
I am Sarah Miles. A wife and a mother of three. Like Shirley Valentine, I often found myself talking to the wall in part-desperation and part-bemusement that nobody seemed to listen to me. A friend suggested blogging and what a marvellous suggestion that was! The wall is redundant and my blog has replaced it!*
I write another blog about food – recipes, reviews and kitchen chatter – What Would Nigella Do? It was a finalist in the Britmums Brilliance in Blogging Awards 2012 and can be found here.
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I am a teacher, but like many bloggers I would love to write for a living. At the moment I write book reviews for a national educational magazine, I’ve written articles for local parenting magazines and I was chosen to read out my post ‘The Downstairs Loo‘ at Britmums Live 2012 Bloggers’ Keynote. I was also selected to guest blog for Caitlin Moran’s website for the launch of her books ‘How to be a Woman‘ and ‘Moranthology‘.
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My greatest passion is writing poetry. Check out my new creative writing blog where I have posted a few of my poems and some prose.
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Life can be challenging, but between good friends, blogging and a large glass of Pinot Grigio I scrabble together a bit of sanity and soldier on….
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Oh Sarah- I LOVE the Hello Wall blog name! I also love all your vintage pics on the site. I too am a primary teacher- don't know if or when I'll go back so for me, like you, it's blogging and wine in the meantimexxxx
Emma – thanks for all your lovely comments tonight! I really enjoy reading your blog too – I don't know how you do it with 5 children! I struggle with 3! Love blogging, but still talk to the wall…..
I see you updated from 38 to 39- onwards and upwards lady! I passed the big 40 and honestly the build up was the worst! I think your blog is brill ( and yes I have downed a glass of vino), and I was thinking that it might be worth emailing each other about the old stats and the raising of the profile etc. What do you think? I've just created a facebook page and im seriously contemplating Twitter. I was inspired by your lovely comment this week. Chuffed to bits I was. Anyway, my email is emma@glenavy.com, if you fancy getting in touch, Emma PS Many congrats on the Caitlin Moran guest blog piece. Can't wait to read it and obviously I'm well jel!
Will definately have a conflab, twitter is great – a bit like the school playground….a few cliquey types, some misfits, some lovely and most of us run of the mill but nearly all supportive and up for a bitch/gossip/moan/cry/laugh…
I tweeted your blog the other day…not sure if it made any difference to your stats!
Anyway – will email when I get 5 mins….
Sx
Sarah if you ever come to London please join us as my guest at one of our monthly wine tastings.
http://www.humblegrape.co.uk/events.html
How have I only just read this comment?! James, I’m there!
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