Musings :: Moments :: Memories
The laundry is a cycleIt is never doneStop trying to finish it When someone rude puts you downJust smile and reply'That's such an odd thing to say' Don't worry about sleepingAfter some crossed wordsSometimes you're both just tired Tug of war with your worriesIs so exhaustingYou can let go of the rope Writing haiku is… Continue reading Life Advice in Haiku
Evenings are a bit mixed around here lately. Sometimes it is a picture of serenity (which in truth means everyone is likely on a screen) or it is hectic with chores and raised voices and after-school activities. This evening, we have managed to strike a fragile harmony where we have each had some downtime, made… Continue reading Homework and fried rice
Around here I am in and out of school while the school closure drags into another week. It is not the start of term I had expected and I miss seeing my colleagues properly. Around here Evelina is coping well with her long days. This year, her bus is so early after her original bus… Continue reading Around here
Another prompt from the book The Right to Write was to write down one hundred things that make me happy. Just making this list made me happy! Autumn leaves Bacon Hugs Harper Dog Laughter through tears Steel Magnolias Running into the sea Blue skies My kids' laughter Mountains in the summertime The purr of a… Continue reading What Makes Me Happy
I just finished listening to The Midnight Library by Matt Haig on audiobook (read by the exquisite Carey Mulligan). As this is not a new novel, I know that many of you may have read it and certainly a lot has already been written or said about it. In any case, I wanted to record… Continue reading We don’t have to do everything in order to be everything
A while back, I signed up for a Year of Reflection with Erin Loechner. She sent a weekly email with curated quotations or extracts and invite us to read, think and respond. I just stumbled across my journalling from this and thought I would share some of my writing. The first was an extract from… Continue reading Dismiss whatever insults your soul
It's been a while. I have been muddled, unable to find words to articulate my thoughts in a way that serves me well. Say too much and it could cause problems. Say too little and it is annoyingly (and needlessly concerningly) cryptic. So I don't write. This weekend, though, Rich and I have enjoyed a… Continue reading Stalled but recharged
Each year, I make a fun list of things to aim to do - some are easy and some are very difficult. Last year, I managed to get a lot of these things done but I also have some things I want to carry over for 2023 and some I want to let go of… Continue reading Looking back on my 22 in 2022 list
A while back, I wrote about the beauty of keeping a ta-dah list, one that notes all the accomplishments of the day (as opposed to a regular to-do list which can sometimes sit in judgment of you for the whole day as you blithely ignore it). Here is my (our) ta-dah list for today: Sold… Continue reading Today’s Ta-dah List
It is halfway through 2022 and I haven't written a blog post since I managed to write every day for January. I thought I had cracked my writing drought but as usual, without the concrete obligation of an arbitrary challenge, I have not been able to keep it going. I haven't added any words to… Continue reading Halfway
Notes From My Day 