Life, lately – December 2016

Life, lately – December 2016

Okay, full disclosure, this one might be one to enjoy with a cup of tea, or a snack.  It could be long. Sorrynotsorry, I’ve got a lot to tell you. I always feel like my life is either a million…

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Goodbye 2016

Goodbye 2016

I just don’t know about this year.  I wouldn’t pick it out, you know, if all of the years were spread in front of me and I could choose them, relive them, one by one.  I would go back further,…

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Timexiety

Timexiety

I check my watch as I’m lacing up my trainers; one knee on the floor and an awkward upturn of the clock face tells me it’s 07.27.  My stomach knots with angst, a flutter of angry butterflies that tell me…

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The pleasure of losing things

The pleasure of losing things

I am fastidious about the contents of my handbag.  The usual stuff is in there, of course.  And a few extras thrown in because I don’t like to get caught out – notebook and pen, green tea teabags, a few…

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The one minute miracle stress reliever

The one minute miracle stress reliever

There’s an old Zen proverb that says that “you should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day.  Unless you are too busy to do so, in which case you should sit for an hour”.  I must admit that despite…

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