I recalled this episode of Friends today. One, because I am a huge fan and two, because the content is so relatable – now more than before The characters were divided in this episode, by their individual salary. Monica, Ross and Chandler all had stable and well paid jobs. Joey, Phoebe and Rachel did not. They survived on low paying …
Enjoy Your Timeline
‘Getting your degree after 25, is still an achievement. Not being married at 30, but still happy is beautiful. Starting a family after 35, is still possible. Buying a house after 40, is still great. Don’t let anyone rush you with their timeline’ – Jay Shetty They say you learn something new everyday. I found out this week, that 2 …
Starting Over
When I thought about writing a blog, it was to write for me. I wanted to get my thoughts and feelings, out of my head and onto the page. It was public, so anyone could find me but without advertising; I was hiding in plain sight. A few friends and strangers joined my party and off we went. My blog …
Bee Brave
In my mind, I am the daughter of a hippy. Live and let live. Laying on the grass, bare feet and wild hair. I am all those things – until a bee comes along. Then I become an instant nutcase. I hate bees, wasps, pretty much any flying insect – except butterflies. Any crawling insect – except ladybirds, out for …
Day Off
‘I figured I’d have, like, time alone with my thoughts, but, you know, it turns out I don’t have as many thoughts as you’d think.’- Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc – Friends) I have a day off! A day off! No plans, no daughter to look after, nothing. Nothing! I dropped my girl at Nursery and my much needed time out …
Bad Day
I get a few of these every year. We all get them I guess. There is nothing quite like the power of a bad day. It completely derails me. Shakes up all my values, thoughts and feelings. Sometimes it’s triggered by someone else. Sometimes I set it off myself. One of those days, when I wake up feeling overwhelmed, …
6 Months
Half a year. 26 weeks. 182 days. Despite the the calculations, I am not actively clock watching. Just coming to terms, with another milestone, that is looming. My 40th. The expectation to be happy, settled and financially stable is real. To have travelled. To be secure. To be on a path to success. To be less chubby. To have found …
The Journal – Part 3
But now it’s just another show. You leave ’em laughing when you go. And if you care, don’t let them know. Don’t give yourself away. My first full time job was in publishing. I remember being amazed I even got the role. In my mind, I had tanked the interview but there I was, offer in hand. Hours were long, …
The Journal – Part One
I’ve looked at life from both sides now. From win and lose and still somehow. It’s life’s illusions I recall, I really don’t know life at all I was born at the tail end of the 70s. My Mum and Dad were vastly different people. Mum was a very innocent and sheltered woman, who had been mothered her whole life. …
The Public Stack
Stacking it in public is not exclusively reserved for kids running with free abandon. Adults do it too in rather spectacular fashion. Certainly this action has enormous comedic value when you are not the poor sod that has just kissed the pavement. For the person that has just dropped to the deck like a sack of crap… it’s no laughing …