The path to happiness means different things to different people. But to many it’s all about living a more wholesome existence. This doesn’t just apply to the food you eat, but how much you exercise, who you spend time with and how you look after yourself. If you take care of your body, then often […]
Cloak of invisibility and other people problems
A woman, on her own, is walking home. A perfectly reasonable thing to do, necessary even. How else is she going to get there? She’s wearing flat shoes, a coat. Sensible and brisk. She’s looking eyes front, all purpose, yet her ears are tingling with the effort of straining for the rustling in the undergrowth and […]
Dear Gaslighter
At first, I wasn’t going to write this letter, or any letter. Mostly, because you don’t deserve any more of my energy but partly because I have some notion about there being dignity in silence. But in my festering silence, I’ve been doing some thinking… As with most of life’s experiences, especially the painful, shameful […]
Thoughts on the end of home learning (fingers crossed)
Back to school – real, actual, muddy knees, bell going school – next week. I have never been keener for a Monday morning scurry. And neither has Boy Three. At first it was interesting to peep into the classroom through the Zoom window and my theoretical admiration for teachers now has more evidence than any […]
Why dogs are better than children…
I’ve been a ‘puppy parent’ for three weeks and already it feels like Yumi has been here forever, I’m even considering getting a French Bulldog. This is exactly the same with human babies, but, for me, a three-week old baby was still mysterious and imprisoning whereas with a dog I feel like I’m getting the […]