Finding wonder in the everyday

Posted under Mom on November 5th, 2018 by

I’ve always been an optimist (thank heavens) and for as long as I can remember, I’ve been wildly enthusiastic. I feel so grateful for both of these traits – I don’t know if you can do much about it if you’re not naturally optimistic or if it’s hard to muster enthusiasm about things. For me, life is peppered with moments to look forward to. Small things that bring me slices of joy. (Like now: I just put on a pair of new socks and ooooh that feeling of new socks is so lovely!)

I cannot tell you how delighted I am that my kids appear to have inherited this gene.

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My diaversary (diabetic anniversary): 11 years today!

Posted under Health on October 12th, 2018 by

It’s funny how some days are burned into your memory, and you get reminded of them even if you forget to remind yourself. I’m great with remembering birthdays and special occasions… I guess my diaversary is one of those? But this year I had authentically forgotten, until Facebook showed me this picture from 4 years ago today: (more…)

In love with ideas

Posted under Inspiring on September 10th, 2018 by

I have a new job – an actual job, imagine! – and I am so excited about it that I feel like I’ve fallen in love… with ideas.

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The extraordinary ordinary

Posted under Inspiring on August 17th, 2018 by

There’s a scene at the end of About Time, one of my favourite movies of all time, where they talk about the extraordinary ordinary, and I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. About the many moments and days where nothing special happens, and that in itself is special.

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Busy vs. overwhelmed

Posted under Inspiring on July 27th, 2018 by

I’ve been thinking a lot about busyness lately. Aren’t we all just insatiably busy? When did this happen? When will it stop?

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Dealing with the news

Posted under Mom on June 22nd, 2018 by

It seems that this is the week of ostrich confessions! My approach to the news is generally very simple: I ignore it. If there’s something I need to know, Mark will fill me in (he reads BBC News on his phone all day and night, it seems). But I try to stay out of it as much as I can. This week, that’s been impossible.

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Life insurance (adulting hard!)

Posted under Inspiring on June 20th, 2018 by

I don’t know about you, but I’ve perfected the art of being an ostrich when it comes to things that feel too grown-up for me. I mean, I have two young children and a successful freelance business and two bonds and all that jazz, but life insurance? Eek! That all changed this week…

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Great money advice (for real people)

Posted under Inspiring on June 10th, 2018 by

I’ve just come across this amazing series of money advice articles and have to share them – they’re funny (believe it or not!), extremely practical, and very thought-provoking…

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A diabetic day

Posted under Health on June 6th, 2018 by

Considering I live with Type 1 diabetes every day, it’s quite surprising that each day isn’t a diabetic day. But it isn’t – I count myself as a ‘lucky diabetic’ in that most days, diabetes doesn’t stop me from doing anything. It doesn’t get in the way of real life. But once or twice a year, I have a diabetic day. Monday was one of those days.

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Practising presence

Posted under Mom on May 30th, 2018 by

Presence. It’s such a buzzword these days, isn’t it? But I think if we do it right, it’s really, really powerful.

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