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Well, the actual advice was to always keep four distinct pots on the boil in life.
These four pots are:
Your friends and family
Your career*
An academic pursuit that isn&r... Read More
What do you do when you just can’t find the ‘why’? The thing that kicks you into gear and gets you moving in whatever direction you need to be heading. Or any direction at all, real... Read More
It’s been a while since I have written one of these and it’s safe to say that a lot has happened since we last spoke. Some of the highlights include a new boyfriend, a subsequent break-up... Read More
I feel like the autumn champions started earlier this year; clamouring all over my socials for their pumpkin spice latte and ushering in the colder nights so they can 'cosy up' in their favou... Read More
“Hope you have a good day.”
“I hope it doesn’t rain.”
“I hope you’re well.”
We say the word hope all the time. It slips into our conversations so easily that we barely notice it. A kind word, a war... Read More
My love for running started in childhood. I remember a school disco. A few popular girls had been asked to dance. Everyone else, looked on like wallflowers, apparently unaware of th... Read More
Few things focus the mind like a 30-year university reunion. I think of the reunion scene in Grosse Pointe Blank when John Cusack’s character says “I’m a professional killer&h... Read More
It’s safe to say that moving flats has become a common theme in these blogs; but you know what they say, third times a charm. In March, I again moved to a different flat, this time with one of ... Read More
I found myself sitting alone in a quiet house. The birds were singing and the sun was shining through the windows. Everything was still.
We’d rented a cottage for a week and it was t... Read More
I was talking to a friend about how our parenting style has had to evolve as the kids have grown up. Ensuring children were happy, which was the catch-all definition for being content, safe and well ... Read More
No, I am not a member of royalty but yes, I do have 2 birthdays. My actual birthday is the 5th of January – a particularly miserable time of year that was always the first day back at school or... Read More
I like flipping a coin when I can’t make up my mind. Not because I abide by the results but because it helps me figure out what I really want. If it lands ‘heads’ and I feel disappo... Read More
When I was 15 I was sexually assaulted on the Paris Metro. “That was terrible”, said the French family I was staying with as we got off the train. Odd, I thought, that they&rs... Read More
Dropping my copy of Metro in the recycle bin as I exit the tube station joining the sombre masses heading to work, I wondered how much of the news we had just ingested contributed to this general mal... Read More
One of my favourite podcasts at the moment is Elizabeth Days How to Fail – a formatted podcast where people (usually successful and famous) give examples of how they have failed and what it has... Read More
My husband hates this phrase! It’s not my favourite either, but it cropped up in one of our conversations on our honeymoon recently and for some reason it’s stuck with me since.
I&rs... Read More
Over the summer, my husband went into rehab and completed an intensive 28 day addiction treatment programme for alcohol dependency.
Did I really just type that?
I genuinely struggle to beli... Read More
I keep thinking about the burnt toast theory – that if you burn your toast whilst in a rush in the morning and you’re inconvenienced to make another slice, those two minutes are the reaso... Read More
I had a quick read of my last blog prior to writing this, as I do before I write my next. I am glad to say my ankle injury has now healed and I can actually run over 5km. I wouldn’t yet say thi... Read More
Music is a way to remember a feeling you once had.
It can remind you of an occasion, whether it was good, bad or indifferent. It can even remind you of a specific moment in time, jus... Read More
I think we need to remove the word enough from common use.
Am I good enough?
Have I slept enough?
Was that calm enough?
Does that campaign have enough impact?
Did I feed the ... Read More
After the birth of my second child, my brain went into overdrive. And not in a healthy way.
Suddenly, I was struggling with things I couldn’t remember and feelings that felt so intensely d... Read More
I’ve been married to the man I love for 15 years. He’s a kind man, a fun man, a good man. He’s also an alcoholic.
For many years I have known that he drinks in secret. I’... Read More
The first quarter of 2024 has truly flashed before my eyes. My mum always says this is a good thing; it means you enjoy what you do. It has been a particularly busy period for my team at work, and th... Read More
Hello and Happy New Year to you all!!! This is my first blog entry this year so I feel like it could be deemed appropriate to wish everyone in mid-March but then again, it feels uncomfortable saying ... Read More
They say that time heals and I’ve believed this for years…until recently.
I had an arranged marriage over 20 years ago. It is what our culture makes us believe should be... Read More
Recently, I’ve been in a conflicted headspace about a rather important personal issue. It got to the point where it had been in my head for too long and I need to get it out, but I was still no... Read More
Outwardly, I appear to be confident, and to some extent, I am. However it has become more and more clear to me that somewhere over the years I have allowed myself to skew the lines between... Read More