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Growing up in Australia, January was the month that shimmered.
It was sun‑bleached days, bare feet on hot pavement, long holidays, and the delicious feeling that the year hadn’t quite begu... Read More
Why My New Year’s Resolution of improving my 5km running time was not as easy as I thought.
I am not sure I believe in New Year’s Resolutions.
I think if you want to change some... Read More
Two weeks ago, we celebrated Daughter’s 20th birthday. She has now entered her third decade and is no longer a teenager. She has been home from university for the Christmas holiday, and it has ... Read More
It’s a question we hear all the time. I ask it often too, but honestly, it’s one of my least favourite questions. Most of the time it doesn’t give us space to be truthful. Instead, ... Read More
Throughout December I really enjoy watching Christmas films – new or old. I love seeing the snowy scenes and decorations in the latest cheesy Hallmark flick but also the nostalgia of the Home A... Read More
Thanksgiving has just passed, and instead of sitting with gratitude in the usual way, I found myself thinking about the small exchanges that shape a year. Not the big celebrations, but the moments wh... 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
I used to find it amusing that my mother always said she didn’t know what she wanted to be when she grew up. This was for two reasons:
1 - She was already grown up
2 - I (thought) I k... Read More
Is part of getting older realising that you simply cannot do it all?
I don’t know about you, but when I was younger I may have secretly believed that I was invincible. That I could fall ou... 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
It’s often the sun on my face that does it – funny that, isn’t it?!
The warm feeling on my skin makes me think of days gone by; memories made in simpler times. It reminds me of... Read More
I have been thinking - which admittedly is the opening line of one too many conversations in my home and one that can often end in a DIY endeavour that was simple in my head but slightly more time co... Read More
Last night I made a cup of tea and I'll be honest it was a good one!
I used my one of my favourite mugs, I let it brew for a while and added just the right amount of milk. I was really pleas... 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
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
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
Like many people with school age children we’ve just returned from our summer holiday. In the past we’ve always stayed in England and saved a break abroad for October half term but ... 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
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
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
It’s been a busy few years. Actually, I feel like I have not drawn breath since forever, due to a number of things happening one after the other. It started with my mother-in-law’s death ... Read More
It’s that time of year when we book our group family ski holiday. I skied once aged 8 on a school trip, hated it, vowed never to do it again. As an adult in my ... Read More
We all have that person in our lives. The person who we speak to regularly, maybe daily, maybe even two or three times a day. The person listens, offers solutions, helps us form an opinion or m... Read More