On shifts and changes in the midst of unprecedented times
We’ve been living through a global pandemic for two years now. Two years of ‘unprecedented’ times – it’s safe to say we are all becoming quite exhausted living through major historical events. For...
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On cells, regeneration and recovery…
When I was a little girl I was always covered in bumps, bruises and scrapes. My knees were a constant testament to my complete lack of spatial awareness or ability to gauge where my lanky limbs ended...
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Me before me…
Do you ever look back at old photographs of yourself or reminisce and that person, the you that you are thinking of, feels like a completely different person? Our social media platforms sometimes...
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On trauma shaming, minimisation, tone policing and kindness…
If you happen to browse Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok or any other platforms where humans interact with each other and share part of their lives – and let’s face it, this past year of a...
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On the tough days…
“Every day, in 100 small ways, our children ask, ‘Do you hear me? Do you see me? Do I matter?’ Their behaviour often reflects our response.” ~ L.R. Knost Today was rough. As a teacher in the year 2020...
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Teaching in the Time of Covid-19
Not to be confused with the Gabriel Garcia Marquez classic, Love in the Time of Cholera…. Check on the teachers in your life because they are exhausted. Teaching in the middle of a pandemic is one of...
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On returning to school… (another pandemic post)
We all know that there is nothing more frustrating than decisions about an expert field being made by non-experts. We see it all the time: business managers making decisions about numbers of ICU beds...
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On extended unease…
I woke up this morning feeling low. Desperately low. A low I had been avoiding for a while by busying myself with work and cleaning and writing and long distance video calls and baking cookies and...
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I can hear the birds. From my apartment window, surrounded by buildings with sirens and engines and yelling that normally echo up the alleyways, bouncing off of every window and wall, I can hear the...
View ArticleI had a temperature today…
I had a temperature today. With the flush of my cheeks I felt a wave of panic and nausea. I wiped the sweat from my upper lip and breathed hard to make sure I didn’t cough. No cough came. And yet. I...
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Why I choose vulnerability…
There are some things about me that will never change. I will always be a bit of a geek. I will always giggle when I’m nervous. I will always choose a hug over a handshake. I will always allow tears to...
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On personal questions…
While I don’t normally use this little corner of the Internet to rant, I’m afraid this post might be one of those rare times. Apologies in advance to my readers! To whom it may concern, I’m not...
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Love Endures All Things
Today is my parents 37th wedding anniversary. They met when they were teenagers and have been together for over 40 years. While the road has not always been easy, I feel confident in knowing that they...
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Home is wherever I’m with you…
I often get asked where it is that I call home. In my 32 years I have moved home 14 times in 12 different places – this averages a move every 2.2 years. It isn’t really any wonder that ‘home’ in the...
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Game changers and change makers…
2016 has been relentless. In the first 6 months of the year we have seen a host of significant, world changing events, and you often feel that we are living in a year that will be key in a greater...
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On transience and infinities…
There are infinite numbers between 0 and 1. There’s .1 and .12 and .112 and an infinite collection of others. Of course, there is a bigger infinite set of numbers between 0 and 2, or between 0 and a...
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An open letter to…
Dear racist, ignorant, self-righteous xenophobes who have seen the result of the EU-Referendum vote as a stamp of approval to shout abuse and hate freely both in the streets and from behind their...
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And when they write about us, what will they say?
“We should all know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their colour.” – Maya Angelou I feel like...
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Learning To Let Things Be…
I’m learning not to force things to happen. I’m learning to just let them be, to let them align with my life when the time is right, to let the universe bring them to me without having to run after...
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Important Things I Never Tell Myself (But Should…)
1. Nothing is worth destroying yourself for. This bathroom floor, your mascara smeared face, tear soaked towels, is not you. Waking up after a night spent on pins and needles, is you. Walking...
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