Oh, my life. Is changing every day. In every possible way. And oh, my dreams. It’s never quite as it seems. Never quite as it seems. I know I’ve felt like this before. But now I’m feeling it even more. Because it came from you. Then I open up and see. The person falling here is me. A different way …
The Job Situation
“So, are you working?” “When are you going back to work?” “Surely you can find yourself, a little part-time number?” I get asked these questions a lot. It’s like being a stay at home mum, is something to be ashamed of and you are not considered a contributing human, if you don’t have a wage packet. My personal favourite piece …
Have You Ever
Recently, I have been rather low. Diet and exercise, have left the building. My wine embargo, has also been lifted. It’s hard to stay focused, when your life is in a bit of tailspin. Last week, I bought a packet of biscuits and as I filled up the barrel, I realised they wouldn’t all fit. A normal person would seal …
To My Younger Self
‘If I knew then, what I know now…’ I think this all the time. I say it out loud often. I suppose we all do. The beauty and the beast, of knowledge and experience I guess. Here are a few notes for my younger self: Hello Beautiful Girl. You are beautiful, every day, even when you don’t feel it or …
Keeping Up Appearances
The magnificent art of pretending everything is good, when in reality, it really isn’t. Had my ability tested in this area last week. My rather dysfunctional family got together to…well I’m not really sure. My Mum and Dad, have a very close relationship, with my cousins in Amsterdam. They bonded last year, after the sudden death of my Aunty. They …
An Island
‘No man is an island. Entire of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent. A part of the main.’ – John Donne This is a quote from a well known poem by John Donne. If you have never heard of him or the poem, the chances are, you have heard the title phrase. This poem suggests, that no …
Happy New Year
We are now in the first few days of 2019. Hangover gone. Left overs, hopefully, gone. Resolutions made. Possibilities…endless. My Christmas and New Year celebrations, were an equal mix of lovely, awkward and germ-filled. My cooking was superb, no need for modesty, I rocked. Christmas Day with my husband and daughter was lovely. Nothing like watching my daughter, experience Christmas …
Worried for Nothing
I am now a card carrying member of the Forties club. My celebration was nothing fancy. Nothing to the current, required standards, expected by social media. It was chilled. It was fun. It was actually pretty great. It is unfinished… I was and am still very ill. I am also, too stubborn to quit, so on the day – …
Get Back in Your Own Life
‘Stop accepting people’s misunderstanding as your burden to correct. You keep your peace, & let them keep their ignorance’. – Derrick Jaxn “Get back in your own life!” The exact words said to me by a close friend this week. At present, I am protecting myself. Not putting myself out there to be criticised. Removing myself from social media and …
Sunscreen
40 is the new 30. Anyone else, find that statement ridiculous? Before people jump on the positive thinking bandwagon, hear me out. When I turned 30, no one told me, that it was the new 20! Why? Because it wasn’t. No positive mental attitude, was going to make a 30 year old 20. In mind, body, spirit, experience and job …