Today I am in a buoyant mood, because I’ve spent a lovely week reading Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason. It’s a character based story. So no complex plots, no narrative arc and no unexpected twists. Just an honest, yet surprisingly comedic look, at generations of a family impacted by mental illness. Sorrow and Bliss … Read more
Every Tuesday evening I go and see my counsellor. He is a skillful, compassionate and generally excellent therapist. At the end of our sessions together, I feel better. Better for having spoken about my feelings, faced my fears and explored my emotions. But the next day… The next day is often awful. I am weepy, … Read more
The complete title for this book is a long one. So, deep breath; Re-educated. How I changed my job, my home, my husband and my hair. Before I began this book I was fascinated to discover how the author had successfully managed so much change. Change, whether planned or not, is one of the key … Read more
Hollywood star, Sharon Stone, writes a good biography. Which shouldn’t come as a surprise to me, as I once read that she has an IQ of 150. And yet it does. Within Sharon Stone’s autobiography The Beauty of Living Twice, she writes conversationally, authentically and with surprising sensitivity about sexual abuse, a brutal childhood and … Read more
Would you look at this selfie of me? Aren’t my eyes clear, my skin porcelain and my brows almost perfect in their precision? Needless to say, this selfie of me actually looks nothing like the real me. The photo was taken with the aid of a filter which I thought I’d never succumb to. Until … Read more
Yesterday Boris Johnson announced the easing of restrictions. Which, after living with Corona Virus for over a year, was very welcome news. Back on the table are overnight visits, romantic weekends away and generally dressing up and having somewhere to go. It looks like good times could be here again. But if you’re feeling anxious … Read more