A Word for 2016
Starting the year with a word to live by seemed a good idea last January. And when I chose ‘acceptance’ I had no idea of the significance it was to have – as a short while after I wrote the original...
View ArticleSurviving Divorce
If I felt grown up buying my first home, getting married, having kids…. It’s nothing compared to how grown up I feel getting a divorce. Only this time, not in a good way. It’s something to survive....
View ArticleExcuse my anxious heart
Please excuse my anxious heart. I am sorry it makes you uncomfortable when I need love and reassurance. Pardon my panics, my palpitations and moments that you perceive as weakness. No I haven’t found...
View ArticleSick
This week I’ve been sick. Clammy, headachey, sweaty, chest-rattling so hard that I could barely breathe. Sick. And I hate it. I’m the one who soldiers on. The one who takes care of everyone else. The...
View ArticleBecoming a stepfamily
My family dynamic is about to take a dramatic turn. For more than two years now, it’s been just me and the kids, after my marriage broke down and I became a single mum. That’s been quite a journey,...
View ArticleWhy I’m saying #MeToo
As I write this, #MeToo has been used more than 200,000 times in its first 24 hours on social media. The term gained momentum after actress Alyssa Milano called on victims of sexual assault or...
View ArticleSpace
Space. The final frontier? Or a dark empty place where we’re all alone? Having been married to a sci-fi nerd, I heard space referred to in the Spock and Captain Kirk sense for almost two decades....
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