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  • 10 Years of Sophie Counts Clouds!

    Hello! As per everything at the moment, I’m a little bit late to this, but September 2024 marks 10 whole years since I started this little blog! It all came about because I was looking to study journalism at university… Continue reading

    10 Years of Sophie Counts Clouds!
  • we’re all stories in the end

    Hello! Today, I actually went into work and spent the day working with my colleagues. It was the first ‘normal’ work day I’ve ever had in this job, having worked from home since my first day in January. It’s about… Continue reading

    we’re all stories in the end
  • read at your speed – comparison is the thief of joy

    Hello! Growing up, reading as a hobby was never cool – using the library was weird, reading in your own time was ‘nerdy’ and don’t get me started on fangirling over books. I was definitely the geek growing up but… Continue reading

    read at your speed – comparison is the thief of joy
  • NaNoWriMo 2020… how’d it go?

    Hello! I feel like I’ve been talking about NaNoWriMo all year – with doing writing challenges every other month to ‘train’ for the 50,000 word challenge in November. But it didn’t go quite as expected… My intention was to write… Continue reading

    NaNoWriMo 2020… how’d it go?
  • July Goals

    Hello! Another month, another set of mini goals to work towards! Having reviewed my goals for the year and looked back on my June goals, in July I’m really working towards stripping things back, focusing on what’s important to me… Continue reading

    July Goals
  • what makes a blogger?

    Hello, I go through phases with feeling inspired in what blog posts I want to write – sometimes I’m bursting with ideas and I plan a whole month’s worth of content in one go, sometimes I end up turning to… Continue reading

    what makes a blogger?
  • top 10 in my tbr

    Hello! I’ve blogged before about how reading was such a big part of my childhood and I’m really hoping to rekindle that love this year. I’ve set a goodreads goal of 12 books this year and I’m on track at… Continue reading

    top 10 in my tbr
  • April Goals!

    Hello! At the beginning of every month I get so excited about a new month, a fresh start and a new focus – deciding on what goals to work on this month! It only gets better when the month starts on a… Continue reading

    April Goals!
  • ‘She wrote him a long letter, but he didn’t read it’

    He couldn’t get the words out of his mind. The first line his eyes had glossed over before he balled the parchment paper in his hand and tossed it towards the waste paper basket. ‘I’m sorry, I never meant for… Continue reading

    ‘She wrote him a long letter, but he didn’t read it’