Charli Says

20/08/2024

Disciplinary with the feline. He's since disappeared for a sleep. I'll be writing an eBook or something. 🙄

16/08/2024

Something for the weekend. Here’s my roundup of the 7 books everyone's talking about on 🤩

https://charlisays.com/7-best-reviewed-booktoks-for-summer-2024/

-Íyímídé

As an avid and (To Be Read) follower, here’s my roundup of the most talked about books of the summer.

13/08/2024

I think I first read the word halcyon in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Beautiful and Damned.

"Halcyon days like boats drifting along slow-moving rivers; spring evenings full of a plaintive melancholy that made the past beautiful and bitter, bidding them look back and see that the loves of other summers long one were dead with the forgotten waltzes of their years."

It denotes a period of peace and happiness. But, a fun fact for those who read on. Halcyon derives via Latin alcyōn from Greek alkyṓn “kingfisher.” In ancient myths, the halcyon named a bird, usually the kingfisher, that was said to breed around the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea, and was believed to have the power to charm the winds and waves. 💜

07/08/2024

OK I've said it. I'm not sorry. Finance events are not festivals. 🙈

03/08/2024

Some simple truths in life. I will always want another cup of tea. My TBR shelf will never get smaller. There is always room for more plants. 🍃 🍵

01/08/2024

Instagram is filled with food detoxes. Eat these watermelons to lose your belly bloat, Drink this murky green smoothie to cleanse your liver. 🍉🥦 But what about a digital detox? ⛔ “Detoxing” from digital devices might be the route to letting go of the stress that stems from constant connectivity.

So, as an always on marketer, I’m digging into this one. Should we all do a digital detox this summer? 🧐

https://charlisays.com/should-you-do-a-digital-detox-this-summer/

A digital detox means refraining from using tech devices like smartphones, tvs, computers and social media sites. Should we all do a digital detox this summer?

29/07/2024

Pie and I are ready to take on the week. Well, I am. He's ready for some biscuits and a nap. 😻

23/07/2024

Not everyone can be an editor. And that’s ok. An editor’s role is multifaceted, requiring technical skills, creativity, and a flair for communication. Join me for a peek inside the editorial skillset. 🤓

https://charlisays.com/what-makes-a-good-editor-the-art-and-science-of-polishing-the-written-word/

A good editor will refine the original text without losing the author’s voice. Join me for a peek inside the editorial skillset.

17/07/2024

And that's just the tip of the iceberg!

15/07/2024

Today needed a little bit of sugar tbh. 🍬

10/07/2024

This is probably the best definition of a writer. Agree? 🤩

05/07/2024

Just saying. 🤭

03/07/2024

Choosing a content writer or marketing strategist for your brand is a big deal. It has to be a great match.

Download a brochure to learn more about my services.

https://charlisays.com/pricing-and-info/

03/07/2024

How can we rationalise AI’s place in our creative marketing agencies? I’m flexing the double edge sword that is AI.

https://charlisays.com/ai-and-creative-marketing-agencies-flexing-that-double-edge-sword/

How can we rationalise AI’s place in our creative marketing agencies? I’m digging into some pros and cons of the double edge sword that is AI.

28/06/2024

Later I shall ask permission to sit and sip some mint tea in his garden. 🪴 🍃 🍵

25/06/2024

It would be great though wouldn't it? 😍🤣

15/06/2024

Blinds down, AC on and I'm guest writing for the morning. 😍

07/06/2024

My latest read is just my type of book.. here's the synopsis...

In 1903, a preacher named Benjamin Purnell and five followers founded a colony called the House of David in Benton Harbor, Michigan, where they prepared for eternal life by creating a heaven on earth. Housed in rambling mansions and surrounded by lush orchards and vineyards, the colony added a thousand followers to its fold within a few years, along with a zoo, extensive gardens, and an amusement park. The sprawling complex, called Eden Springs, was a major tourist attraction of the Midwest. The colonists, who were drawn from far and wide by the magnetic “King Ben,” were told to keep their bodies pure by not cutting their hair, eating meat, or engaging in sexual relations. Yet accounts of life within the colony do not reflect such an austere atmosphere, as the handsome, charming founder is described as loving music, dancing, a good joke, and in particular, the company of his attractive female followers.

In Eden Springs, award-winning Michigan author Laura Kasischke imagines life inside the House of David, in chapters framed by real newspaper clippings, legal documents, and accounts of former colonists. Told from the perspective of the young women who were closest to Benjamin Purnell, the novella follows a growing scandal within the colony’s walls. A gravedigger has seen something suspicious in a recently buried casket, a loyal assistant to Benjamin is plotting a cover-up, talk is swirling about unmarried girls having babies, and a rebellious girl named Lena is ready to tell the truth. In flashbacks and first-person narrative mixed with historical artifacts, Kasischke leads readers through the unraveling mystery in a lyrical patchwork as enticing and satisfying as the story itself. 😳

06/06/2024

Notes on my notebook 😍

03/06/2024

It's 9.15 and my work colleague had called it a day. Relatable. 😻

29/05/2024

Elevate, Unlock, Unleash. There are other words. Talk to your friendly neighbourhood writer 🤣

27/05/2024

We have a saying in England: “Closing the door after the horse has bolted.” Wouldn’t it be better to stop the horse from bolting in the first place? 🐎

Here's how to spot an incoming social media crisis and what marketers can do 🧐

https://www.agorapulse.com/blog/social-media-crisis/

With Agorapulse

Social media crises often brew quietly before they explode into something major. Let’s look at how to spot the signs of upcoming trouble!

20/05/2024

Will posting on your Instagram account at 11.11 on a full moon make your brand go viral? Probably not. So is there a "best time" to post on Instagram? 🤓

Here's my deep dive at Agorapulse

You could be getting more engagement if you post when your audience is online. Let’s look at the best time to post on Instagram.

20/05/2024

Today my office smells of candy, loving this grape scented candle! 🥰

18/05/2024

A perfect morning spent at this pretty bookshop. Yes I've added to my "to be read" pile. No, I'm not sorry. ❤️

14/05/2024

They're honestly getting weirder. Anyone else?

05/05/2024

An Exodus of Bees

I heard the bees but he couldn't.
A low buzz of invisible hives floating in the Judas tree.
Waves of muddled whispers in the hot May air "don't go inside" or perhaps do?

They were dark and tangled.
My ears burning with sticky judgement and a darkness that made me feel sick.

I scanned the blossoms for them, the old wooden gate, up into the trees and over the spire and its rusted cross.
My ears prickled with the droning that grew louder as my fingertips touched the gate.
Footsteps crunched and the swarm in my head screamed at fever pitch.

There's something nefarious behind the gate. Something you should put down and quietly walk away.
Don't touch it again.
In the rearview mirror the old building faded into the hills and with it the noise.

The noose loosened with the exodus of bees.
And then nothing.