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  About Amy Hello, I'm Amy, an aspiring motorsports writer and former blogger.  If you dig deeper enough, you find some very old blog posts, as this started as a book blog, but that's really where I got my start in writing: book reviews, hot book topics and as well as the odd personal essay.  After leaving university, I left the book blog behind, but continued writing and going in the world of social media, writing film reviews and promoting queer cinema, but after a tragic event in my personal life, I quickly discovered Motorsports.  What started as a love for Formula 1, while finally watching the Formula 1 film, Rush, and discovering Formula 1 TikTok, this love soon expanded to everything Formula E, IndyCar, Formula 2, Formula 3, as well as F1 Academy.  I soon found the itch to write come back, with the fast-moving news of motorsport, to the drama, the competition, and the journey of drivers trying to find a race seat. I found that it was the people and storie...
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Swings, Roundabouts & Silver Linings

If you saw my last post then you know that I have been having a bit of time lately
 but it's not all bad.

 I have been yes I have no idea what tomorrow looks like and next week is but a 
lifetime away but in these dark times, there is always light (or a silver lining).

 I think in this time it can make us feel invincible like the world is our oyster. If 
you're not working you have all of this time and nothing to do it with.

 You could write your dream book, set up that thing that you have really wanted 
to make or clean that draw that you haven't touched in years.

 We are told that we must do everything at this time and if we are not productive 
then we feel like a little bit of a failure but these are challenging times.

 It's hard. For your health. Mentally and physically.

 So I think that it is the small things that make a difference.

 The time I spend on perfecting to make an origami dragon and after ten crappy 
attempts, I'm finally there. (I also got to do an origami dinosaur too so I'm really 
happy.)

 The day that I spent all day reading something I haven't done in so long.

 The fact that I have discovered I quite like walking and have made it part of my 
morning routine. (I don't think I'm ever going to be one of those joggers but 
walking is still cool.)

 The time spent with my family.

 Dancing around in my room to music because no one is watching.

 Just being by myself because being by yourself is quite cool.

 And just living in the moment. In the now.

 It kind of feels like everything just stopped and we adapted.

 It peaceful and haunting at the same time.

 So find solace in the small things because that's all we can do while it blows over 
because that's all we can do.

 Stay safe and wash your hands.

 See you soon,

 Amy 

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