Is it time for a new chapter?There are several times during our adult years when we find compelling reasons to create a new chapter — to launch our lives again. We…Oct 11Oct 11
Simplifying and decluttering my lifeIt could be an age thing — it could be partly due to how this year started with the sudden illness of a family member, but whatever it is…Jul 101Jul 101
Unapologetically SixtyOnce this pile of bricks is assembled, I will be forever immortalised in Lego; it seems a fitting way to celebrate my sixtieth 😂.Apr 10Apr 10
The MissionI recently shared this story as part of Story Telling with Puck 2024, and I was so pleased with the response I wanted to try it here.Feb 12Feb 12
Finding peace and solace in the everydayAs 2023 has worn on, I have felt the need to seek peace and solace in the everyday, those small moments where you stop, breathe, and…Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 2023
Learning to live with diabetes.I have not felt quite right for at least a year, and now I know why.Sep 9, 2023Sep 9, 2023
Gloria, a reluctant Guardian AngelIn 2017, I enrolled on a life writing course, and Gloria, a reluctant Guardian Angel, emerged from a writing exercise where we were…Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 2023
Why did the chicken cross the road?Today I am starting my post with a well-known (at least in our household 😉) and well-worn joke as I reflect again on the similarities…Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
African Grey Parrots and Battersea Power StationI grew up with a view of Battersea Power station. And recently, while visiting the newly revamped building, I was reminded of the time I…Dec 12, 2022Dec 12, 2022