Scared of everything

Scared of everything
I’m scared of everything. It’s the way I was raised; to see danger everywhere, to be prepared for the worst. I have a daughter; she doesn’t see danger at all, which gives me something else… View Post

Running 2.0

Running 2.0
Recently I’ve started running again. I say running. What I actually mean is a slow jog interspersed with lots of walking. Because the truth is, while it can take months to build up your running… View Post

It’s not me, it’s everyone else

It’s not me, it’s everyone else
Despite believing that I am, for the most part, a kind person, it does’t take much to annoy me. I know that it says more about me that it does about anyone else and I’m… View Post

Ish is good enough

Ish is good enough
Like the Japanese concept of Ikigai or the Danish idea of Hygge, Ish sounds like something that should be steeped in ancient history. It’s not, Ish literally means somewhat or to some extent. It suggests… View Post

Cat Lady

Cat Lady
It is a foregone conclusion that we are, by design, either a dog person or a cat person. I knew that I was a dog person from childhood, when Enid Blyton gave me the Famous… View Post