Tears, Tantrums or Stiff Upper Lip
Why do we Cry? Last night I had the most horrible dream. The type of dream that isn’t at all subtle and brings all your worries to the surface. It actually woke me up crying, which is really weird as I’m not much of a crier! I can’t say that I’m not prone to the […]
Friendship – It’s Never Black and White!
Good Friendships I met a dear friend for lunch the other day. This particular friend has made something of a sport of ‘winding me up’. At least that’s what he thinks he is doing. Not so, I just like to humour him by pretending to be cross. (Well most of the time anyway!)I do wonder […]
Monday Morning Cheese – Good for the Soul!
Ways of Feeling Good I was heading down to my car in the lift today from our apartment, and a baby, (maybe about 8 months), with an entourage of adoring family members, was also in the lift. S/he however ignored them and stared at me with the piercing stare and undivided attention that only a […]
Middle Aged; Flashbacks and Flash-forwards
What is Middle-Aged? How you know you’re Middle-Aged One of the things I used to love about watching Men Behaving Badly starring Caroline Quentin, Lesley Ash, Martin Clune and Neil Morrissey was how they created humour from exploiting clichéd stereotypes. I remember an episode where the characters Gary and Tony were horrified about the idea of Dorothy moving […]
A WANNABE WRITER
I was lying in bed this morning imagining the day that I would make it as a writer. I visualized impatient readers queuing out the door of Waterstones, whilst I preferred to do personal book signings at the smaller independent booksellers. Richard and Judy would beg for my text to be their next book club choice; […]
Flying High on Awkwardness
I’m always socially awkward when sitting on a plane! How to Not be Socially Awkward I’ve realised that social awkwardness is something I definitely have. For example:I’ve just had an automated email from KLM, asking me to give feedback on my recent flight to Humberside from Bangkok. My granddad used to say to me, “if […]