Changing views
An update on travelling to Italy, enjoying time off and my Dad making an unexpected foray into local politics. Continue reading Changing views
Not the way I expected
Reflecting on getting covid on a work trip and things not going to plan Continue reading Not the way I expected
Ain’t you got a fella then?
About the assumptions made that a man must be part of your household, especially when trying to sort out home repairs. Continue reading Ain’t you got a fella then?
Dystopian inconvenience
Recent events, a lot of life disruption, the frustrating process of home insurance and fighting my way through dystopian visions
Continue reading Dystopian inconvenience
I saw the lights
Reflecting on birthday celebrations, my love of tea, a tentative return to travel and being the world’s least elegant user of slides. Continue reading I saw the lights
End of an era
I’ve been wrestling with the thought of my upcoming birthday for the last couple of years. It was a warning sign or a deep ravine up ahead of me in the distance. Midlife crisis is a term we use in jest, but I think it might be real and it’s not fun! It’s not like I want to buy a sports car, if that were … Continue reading End of an era
Healing
I write about the body and my relationship to it often. It’s something I feel changing over the years, as life happens. During the pandemic our bodies felt like machines to exercise and precious goods to protect. There was a battle between physical and mental health, where keeping ourselves safe came at a cost to our social connections. Friendships shifted and are still reconfiguring. I … Continue reading Healing
Goals
I’m looking at a vision board I created 2-3 years ago and reviewing what I put on it. This post is also about goals and planning more broadly, and not quite knowing what to do next. Continue reading Goals
A little chilly
Of course the title refers to the British Summer weather and specifically the sea. I’ve been exploring an area of North Wales where my parents take their touring caravan. The beaches are so beautiful, natural and inviting. You can see seals basking on rocks just off the coast. And the sea is inviting but so, so cold! I braced myself and managed to go swimming … Continue reading A little chilly
Blue skies and high ceilings
Once again we’ve reached the post-lockdown phase, restrictions tentatively lifting around the UK. The big difference for me is having had the first dose of the Covid vaccine. It felt like completing the final levels of a computer game as I walked round the cavernous conference centre. You give personal details at one desk, receive medical advice at another, go this way, go that way, … Continue reading Blue skies and high ceilings