WardyGoesWest

'Keeping up with, yourself' #creativeproblems #completeditmate #creativitytips #saturdaynightfever #humourist

My computer seems to be have pieces of writing and endless bullet points of ideas coming out of every nook and cranny. The problem is, just like many a creative, I forget about it and start writing something else. I’m what you call a starter, an ideas machine, not a completer-finisher. Hence this new post. In searching for my CV (who still needs your CV really?), I came across several blog post…

'Forcing the fun in 2021'. Beach walk? Or The O.C ?! A dilemma. #wittyblogs #findingthefun #justsayyes

You know that feeling you get when someone asks if you wanna go somewhere but all you want to do is sit and watch repeats of a show you once loved and doze off? Well I felt this so strongly on Sunday that I was very tempted not to go to the beach. I’d been out for a run that morning and was waiting around for hours at home before a possible walk that was a forty minute drive away. I’m a morning…

'How to get your creative mojo back' #wheresmymojo #tuesdaytip #tipsforfreelancers

There are many reasons for feeling lacklustre; weighed down by the news of the world and feeling helpless, having an argument with a friend, your pet dies, being overwhelmed with admin (why is it everlasting?!), questioning your creative choices or just generally emotionally and mentally drained. The list could go on. Over the past year it was a regular occurrence for me to wake up feeling a…

Town and Country (well, the park)

As I start my daily walk, I press play on Spotify and listen to Armchair Expert talk to Michael Moss, the Pulitzer prize-winning investigative journalist who’s written two books about the fast food industry and the lengths these companies go to, to get us to buy their products. I’m angry at the people whose job is to find more and more ways of getting us addicted, and feel like a fool as I sip on…

I’m mindful you’re wasting my time.

Fucking hell, get on with it Jon. Who needs to hear about what we’re going to be doing in this two hour workshop for the first half hour of said workshop? Mind you, I am writing this as the session is in progress so at least I’m making use of the time. I’ll join in when he stops pissing about. The only person with their camera on is Nigel, who’s staring down into the lens, mostly bald with a…

I’m attempting YouTube

Happy Friday good folks!  I’m starting a YouTube channel! It’s called Sarah’s really really good show and decided to launch it RIGHT NOW! I’m sweating profusely (how do teenagers do this?!). I hope I don’t immediately regret this extremely time consuming experiment. Any support you can muster would be appreciated. It will be sketch comedy and other stuff. Click the subscribe button and the…

Magic Mike will make you feel fine

Sorry I’m late, I’ve been depressed, then happy, and depressed and, well you get it. “It’s just one of those days”, something I’ve heard myself say quite a lot recently. “Don’t be too hard on yourself, give yourself a break” my friends kindly tell me. The problem is, the only break I want is a breakthrough with my work. And to dance in a club in the dark with friends and sweaty strangers. And to…

Creators of the night

I sprang awake at 4.30 this morning after having slept like a brick. I hid under the duvet as I flicked the switch on the lamp precariously balanced on the headboard, giving my eyes a chance. It’s not their fault I want them to open at this ridiculous hour. A great idea popped into my head, and learning from my previous errors of thinking ‘surely I will remember such a clear idea in the morning’…

My first time at the hairdressers in eight months left me looking fabulously coiffed and feeling like this was it. This was the time my hair would just stay like this forever. Even after washing it, it would somehow be bouncy and styled with a classy curl without any effort. I stepped outside and the fucking wind fucking ruined it straight-a-fucking-way didn’t it. I should have planned it around…

I am an avid documentary watcher, but this pandemic has taken it to new levels! Here’s a short breakdown of 10 I think are a must watch (in no particular order)

Sex & Love Around The World (Netflix)- an entertaining and very enlightening look at massive cultural differences and problems around the globe. The episode about Japan was my particular favourite.

Extinction: The Facts(BBC iplayer) –…

Taking your work on holiday is a very bad decision and I’m an idiot

How many cups of tea and coffee does it take before an Englishman can leave the house?

Fuck loads apparently. I was recently in Pembrokeshire for a week long holiday. A whole week of sea air, big waves and nice looking cows. We took our bikes this year which was a good suggestion on my dad’s part. I could see over the hedges and stop to look at baby bunnies which I just wanted to hop right…

Extras, Extras, read all about it!

I’m sat in the new holding area, waiting to go on the set of Casualty at BBC Studios. You could hear a feather drop in this vast, empty studio where four of us sit, taking the opportunity to do other work while we wait. It’s quite nice getting paid to sit and write with no distractions. I’m going to work in silence more often. The only distraction is my Pret lunch. It won’t stop staring at me,…

Horse Riding in Romania

Good morning!

I wrote an article for Equine Adventuresses and it is now live on their website. If you fancy reading about a horse riding adventure with bears, wolves, stampedes and Gandalf, click here! If you just want to look at some pretty pictures, I included plenty.

It was written by me, Sarah Josie Ward, and Edited by Hebe Webber of Equine Adventuresses.

Clip clop clip clop. Happy…

Failings and Flailings. Computer says no...

So far this week I’ve managed to crack my phone screen, make latkes (along with apple sauce) for breakfast, eat Al fresco, watch another anger inducing documentary, and talk to a friend instead of listen to music as I’m running. It’s a good test of fitness; can they understand you? Or are they hanging up and calling an ambulance on your behalf? On Monday I failed to stop our stealthiest chicken,

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Sending Jonas Brothers type energy,

Sarah x

Living in slow motion

I thought life in lock-down would go painfully slow, but it’s been the opposite. Even though I’m up early, the days seem to disappear, no matter what I do. Must be the curse of the being in your thirties. All this gardening is like a part time job. We’re basically running a daycare centre for plants. I understand why they’re called nurseries now. Some don’t play well with others, they may even…

30 going on 15

Turns out you don’t need to be at home with your parents to revert back to to your teenage years. I’ve had a teenage energy for the past few days, without the moodiness, it’s fantastic. I even feel like plastering my walls with posters, with bands I don’t even really like. As long as the posters look cool. I’m even listening to music that’s in the charts and the most popular on TikTok, which I…