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Coronavirus: What I have in common with an oyster

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Any noise annoys an oyster and a noisy noise annoys an oyster most. The stress of this coronavirus business is getting to us all, apparently. Around the world, those of us not on the front line of this battle are left stumbling around at home not quite knowing what to do with ourselves. Our amygdala […]

On time: a post that gets dark quite quickly

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I feel such a sense of loss when I think of the great, unwritten poems that took a backseat to polished floors – Brigid Schulte There’s an essay doing the rounds, it’s called A Woman’s Greatest Enemy? A Lack Of Time For Herself and it’s by Brigid Schulte. It took me days to find the […]

I’m not an expert, but here’s what I know about imposter syndrome

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Here’s what happens to me: I have a perfectly lovely chat with someone I like very much. There may be laughter and understanding. Then I hear something. It’s not my friend, it’s another voice. That voice says things like ‘she’s only saying that to be polite’ or ‘she doesn’t really think that it’s just you’re […]

Where are older women hiding? A challenge…

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I know it’s a bit of a joke – hit your middle years and you become invisible. No cat calls, no unwanted attention, in fact, no attention at all one way or the other. It’s a superpower of sorts – we can become anything we want, from spies to leaders of industry. So far, so […]