Scattered Leaves-short story

Below is one of the stories I wrote and entered into a writing competition at the end of last year. Unsurprisingly, it didn’t win.  It didn’t get shortlisted at all but never mind.… Continue reading →

Things only parents of girls will know

Little Girls are amazing. The feeling you get when you gaze down at your newborn daughter’s face is indescribable. Those gorgeous baby clothes and all things pink and girly take most women back… Continue reading →

Stop all the clocks

     Image from Quotes.land Time. It’s our most precious commodity. And like Buddha teaches us, the trouble is, we think we have it. But time is something that we can never possess. … Continue reading →

My favourite quote

But then they danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I’ve been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the… Continue reading →

Surviving the pace of life in 2015

Life seems to have a funny way of marching on despite the ups and downs us humans face and it can be a pretty fast ride sometimes.  We live our lives at 100… Continue reading →

Are you truly happy?

How to achieve true happiness. We all have that well-intentioned friend who offers up some advice when we’re at a crossroad and faced with a decision of some kind. “Do whatever makes you… Continue reading →

My veggie hell:death by mushroom risotto

   image: Cookingclarified.com At the age of thirteen, I went away on a school trip and it was here that for the first time ever, I was allowed to say that I was… Continue reading →

Goodbye 2014!

Another year draws to a close and it’s safe to say it’s been a year full of ups and downs; the same as it is for most people. To be honest, I can’t… Continue reading →

5 ways to change your life

Like millions of people, I often dream of changing my life.  Not the part where I am a wife and a mother.  This is the most sacred role I will ever play. I… Continue reading →

Songs for the Rain

Originally posted on Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed:
Rain. It is both beautiful and melancholy, life-giving and destructive. Even its sound is full of juxtapositions: it can be a soft pitter-patter or…