Musings on creativity, oomph, getting unstuck, playfulness and living a more joyful life.
This is the smile of someone who has achieved something she didn't feel very certain about.
There's been a bit of that going on lately: a dive into the unknown because my instincts tell me that it's the right thing to do. Covid has played a part in this, as it has for so many of us. The career abys...
Kindness is one of my core values. Â
My others, if you’re curious, are Optimism and Grit. Of course, there are loads of other values that I hold dear, but those three form a foundation for me; a triangular anchor to steady my ship in a storm or provide me with the momentum to get on with stuff.
I’m w...
Today the sun is forecast to shine all day.
A day after the summer solstice and midsummer night.
And it is my half birthday or as Alice might call it, my un-birthday.
Let me tell you a story about my half birthday and why I’ve found so much joy in celebrating the half rather than the whole.
I was born t...
This is the blog I wish I had found when I first spotted a bald patch on my head and my heart gripped with fear.
It started with a small patch of partial alopecia areata in 2001. It came after a particularly stressful time with work: I’m not ashamed to say that I had a difference of opinion with my...
