11 Sep On love and poetry.
Learning to love someone is like poetry. I don't mean that it is beautiful and full of romantic imagery. I mean that it is hard. Poetry is hard. When I was 17 I went...
10 Sep In defence of competition (sort of).
I wrote this week about comparison. I realised the idea of competition got a bit of a bad rap in this post. I felt the need to redress the balance. Not...
09 Sep A very brave lady.
Today I am feeling a little anxious, a little stomach swirly. I need to talk some truth to myself. So I am going to start with this, something I wrote a long...
08 Sep This morning it is raining or, A short bout of self-doubt induced paralysis.
This morning it is raining. I'm on Day 3 of my new regime: taking this writing thing seriously. That it to say: writing as my day job. Suddenly I feel a bit unqualified. I...
07 Sep On comparison – the joy thief.
A few months ago my girls were both involved in a cheerleading competition. Now before you have the same reaction as me, let me tell you what cheerleading is not: pompoms....
06 Sep Congratulations, you survived the summer.
This morning I dropped my three children off at school for the first day of the Autumn term. I returned to a blissfully quiet house and put the kettle on....
31 Aug Exposing My Entitlement.
I'm all about the grace. Grace is one of my favourite words. At my darkest of times, when it felt like the world was closing in on me I have known...
22 Aug Anxiety is my superpower.
I opened my computer the other day to check something and somehow found myself on Facebook (how does that happen?). I followed a link someone had posted to the page of...
05 Aug On discovering a surprising habit which calms my anxiety.
In my battle against the anxiety I have amassed an arsenal of weapons. I moderate my alcohol and caffeine consumption, try to eat and sleep well, practise mindfulness, exercise regularly, use...