Blog – my journal & behind the scenes

Unusual compliments

This week I have been complimented by several people, which is always lovely. But not on the things I thought I wanted to be complimented on. Instead, people have admired...

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On kindred spirits

Remember those deep, soul-searing friendships of your childhood that you just knew were going to be forever? The people you shared your deepest secrets with, in the knowledge...

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Not that girl

I'm not that girl. I'm not the one who's cool, calm and collected in times of panic. Not sleek, nor efficient, nor ballbreakingly good at holding my own in a man's world. Not the...

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Sometimes

Sometimes, I lie on the floor (of my living room which has a perfectly good sofa and armchair in it) and I stare at the ceiling, and I let my thoughts wander. Sometimes, I sit on...

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Have you felt like this, too?

I am done with being something I'm not. I long and strive to grow fully into the person I am underneath. Wild retreats with people like me. Revelling in nature and her seasons...

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