There are moments in life that change us in an instant. And then there are the quieter ones. The decisions that seem perfectly sensible at the time, yet echo through the years in ways we don’t recognise until much later. I’ve been thinking about one of those moments recently. I was about twelve or thirteen … Read more
My relationship with books has always been… complicated If you’d told my younger self that one day I’d happily walk home from the library with a bag full of books, I wouldn’t have believed you. I’m dyslexic, so my relationship with books and reading has always fallen into the “it’s complicated” category. As a child, … Read more
A Birthday Rule and a Day of Art February half term coincided with my birthday this year. I don’t think I’m alone in finding it hard to tempt my children away from screens. But on my birthday there’s one small rule — they aren’t allowed to complain too loudly. So I squeezed in not one, … Read more
Gratitude Isn’t About Pretending Everything Is Fine For a long time, I thought gratitude was simply about being polite, saying thank you, or reminding myself to “look on the bright side.” But real gratitude — the kind that actually changes how you feel — is much quieter and much more powerful than that. It’s not … Read more