…is 42. So says Deep Thought in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I think Douglas Adams had a point though, because what I observed in my year as a 42 year old will stay with me for the rest of my life. The back end of 2019 had plenty of WTF moments, but the […]
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When Doing the Work is Fascinating #BLM
I started out thinking I’d write a piece every week relating to the Black Lives Matter theme. Then it became mentally overwhelming because there was simply so much information to process, and emotionally overwhelming as I saw people I love glaze over when I tried to engage them in conversation about it. Doing the work […]
Black Lives Matter
It has been a horrific few months for black people. I’ve seen this perspective. In truth, it has been a dangerous world for black people for centuries. Who made it dangerous? White people. Who keeps it dangerous? White people. Who can change it? Yup, you guessed it, White People. I’m an ally. I know I’m […]
Captain’s Log – Week 9 – Mission Report
Heading into our third month at home together, and we are in a pretty happy rhythm 🙂 The new routine is working well, and I feel so good all day when I’ve achieved something before breakfast. Tilly earned her first reward for playing her part, and is keen to know how long it will be […]
Captain’s Log – Week One – Mission Report
Time has become a vaguery more quickly than I had anticipated. I had every intention of writing my blog for release every Friday, and yet here I am writing it on Sunday. And I know it’s Sunday because my watch tells me so. The same watch that remained on yesterday’s time zone for most of […]
Here’s to Totally Awesome Women
Our book club read for February was The History of the World in 21 Women by Jenni Murray. She made her selection from a diverse pool of cultures and time periods. She both introduced me to women I had never heard of (Pharaoh Hatshepsut, Dowager Empress Cixi and Wangari Maathai) and enlightened me on a […]