I’ve written a fair amount about self-care, and what it means to me, on this blog over the years. As the concept of self-care out in the world has spread and shifted and morphed so have my thoughts on it and how it’s discussed. Right now, I can’t shake a looming fear I have around… View Post
Before I kick off the first book club post of 2019 I want to take a moment to appreciate the wonders of reading. I’ve read almost half as many books in the first two months of this year as I did all of last year. That’s in part because I’ve been experimenting with how and… View Post
When you were little you could spend hours getting good at what every it was you were in love with doing that day. You would contort your fingers into witchy shapes and claws as you deafened the neighbours learning whatever instrument the school band needed. You would cut and stick and paste and make mess… View Post
“I need a new tshirt” “I need a dress for the summer” “I need more jeans” “I need to invest in upgrading my wardrobe” All of my internal dialogue about clothes last year, and the year before, and the year before that, has been based around the language of “need”. I convinced myself that new… View Post
It’s dark. There are children shuffling around me. The air is heavy with an unknown fusty smell. I could really use a trip to the bathroom. But I am grinning ear to ear. That was me watching the new Mary Poppins film. I was a huge fan of the first and, it will come as… View Post
