Category Archives: blogs

Why they were the hardest words

Posted on July 19, 2020 by amandacomms1

I have made it past my 10th anniversary of blogging and have no plans to stop any time soon. During the week I have marked the moment by picking my 10 stand out blogs from the past decade. Today (Sunday … Continue reading →

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10 years, still learning

Posted on July 15, 2020 by amandacomms1

There have been some critical moments in my life that have shaped me and the way I view the world. Many of those moments feature in blogs.  Continue reading →

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A Decade in Blogs

Posted on July 8, 2020 by amandacomms1

Next week marks my 10th anniversary of this Amandacomms blog. When I started it on 15 July 2010 I could never have imagined where I would be today, or that I would still be blogging. So to mark this moment … Continue reading →

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Here to help and share

Posted on April 6, 2020 by amandacomms1

We are entering week three of the ‘lockdown’ or social distancing measures whatever you would like to call it. It seems now that every aspect of life has been touched by what we are going through. Strangely some things are … Continue reading →

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Six of the best

Posted on February 23, 2019 by amandacomms1

A world away from Manchester, England I found myself sat listening to the head of communications for NATO talking about dealing with a crisis this week. It was one of those pinch me moments to make sure I was really … Continue reading →

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Reflections on blogtober

Posted on October 30, 2018 by amandacomms1

I am nearing the end of my #blogtober challenge and it has been a busy and interesting month. It hasn’t been particularly hard to write a blog every day and I have never been short of a subject to discuss. … Continue reading →

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Blogtober: what have I learnt

Posted on November 7, 2017 by amandacomms1

I gave myself a seven day break after finishing Blogtober. For anyone that didn’t know or missed it that was a challenge of blogging every day during October. It isn’t a major pressure for me after I completed a blog … Continue reading →

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What do you think?

Posted on December 21, 2016 by amandacomms1

I can see the finishing line in sight. After well over 300 blogs that I have written every day during 2016 I have only a handful left. Once I reach the 31 December I will have successfully completed my year … Continue reading →

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Gather your thoughts

Posted on December 6, 2016 by amandacomms1

I was sent an interesting comment today that was about blogging every day being a great way to ‘get your head on straight’. It is something that made me review what I have been doing throughout the past 11 months. … Continue reading →

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That was the week

Posted on December 2, 2016 by amandacomms1

It has been another busy week with some long days and late nights. Surprisingly though it hasn’t had a negative impact on me and I have wondering why? One of the reasons has to be that I am dealing with … Continue reading →

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