I was sitting by myself at the café, absorbed in my work, quietly writing and they passed by my table. As I knew them a little I nodded, and smiled. But they took that as an invitation and stopped. So I lay down my pen, and half-heartedly started a conversation with them, hoping it would … Continue reading the uninvited guests
the comparison trap
I have a friend who works with women at risk. Her job is important and valuable, she is literally at the front line with women in dangerous situations. I have a friend who is a teacher, she is educating the next generation, sowing into them and helping them grow into the men and women of … Continue reading the comparison trap
mummy blogger
Do you sometimes listen to yourself speak, and as you listen you hear your true heart and it surprises you? I hear this in the way I speak. I talk about my friend who has published a novel, and then refer to myself self-deprecatingly as a "mummy-blogger". It show me that in my heart I … Continue reading mummy blogger
that’d be nice
As I take my girls on the school run, I often see a woman walking in our neighbourhood. She is pushing a pram with her golden retriever trotting along beside her. I see her and I love the image, going for a walk in the morning with baby and a dog. And I think to … Continue reading that’d be nice