This time last year my house looked like this. Today I find myself doing yoga on my warm concrete floor and, from a downward dog, considering the fluff under the new sofa. Did I marvel at the progress and ponder the nature of patience? Nope, I wondered whether or not a robot vacuum cleaner […]
Are your pigtails crispy?
Lacking inspiration, I turn to What3Words. It’s an app that has chopped the world into three-metre squares and given each square a randomly generated three-word label. It’s knowing where you are without squinting at OS maps and trying to decide how many tenths along the tiny box your pencil mark is. Knowing where you are […]
Distractions on the way to the end of the tunnel
It’s weird. The past 12 months have seen so many frightening and monumental things – firsts, lasts, and who’d have thoughts – yet, now, less than a week from what I hope to be a finishing line and I’m scared. Our new house is nearly finished and (everything crossed) there are no more obstacles, delays […]




