The Journey
-
Dream your own Dreams
This last couple of months have been even more of a roller coaster than usual. I stand poised to make a major life decision, and swap financial security and social standing (through ‘professional’ status) for something less finite, less certain…. and infinitely more exciting. I am aware that calling time on my veterinary career and… Continue reading
-
Raising Risk-Takers
A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are for. (John A Shedd) My Big Girl and I have been talking a lot about taking risks recently. As someone unused to failing or getting things wrong, this is a concept she struggles with. The issues now may be small- trying something potentially… Continue reading
-
Quality not Quantity: It’s Not All About Numbers
We might moan about maths at school, but we adults like facts and figures. We like to record how long things take, how much they cost, how long it takes to get to a destination, how many people attended an event. Often, this data is useful. It provides us with objective information, quantifiable answers. But… Continue reading
-
Bee Yourself (Life Lessons from Disney Volume 2)
I was in the car today, listening to the radio, when an unwelcome voice came into my head. “You are so old, listening to Radio 2! If people could see you they would think you are so sad…” A trivial example, I know, but a couple of years ago I would probably have listened to that… Continue reading
-
A Dream Delayed: building character along the way
Do you have a dream for the future? If life right now is not all you had hoped it would be, do you get frustrated? Do you ever wonder when your dreams will be fulfilled, and question whether they will be at all? I think if we’re honest, we all do sometimes. I read a verse in… Continue reading
-
Fearless not Frozen
Yesterday, my husband and I took our girls to see Frozen, the new Disney extravaganza loosely based on The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. We all thought it was fantastic, but the sequence above and the song it contains completely mesmerised me. In it the young snow queen, Elsa, starts to use the powers… Continue reading
-
You’ve got a Friend
The last few weeks have been rather strange ones for me. A tumble down the stairs whilst on holiday (note to self: rushing down a polished wooden staircase wearing a onesie with fleecy feet is not a good idea) resulted in what was thought to be a rather painful broken toe. At a routine… Continue reading
-
An angel to watch over me
What comes to mind when you hear the word angel? Cute chubby figures with wings decorating a Christmas tree? Something akin to a fairy, but with a halo- and just as mythological? Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about angels. I’m pretty certain there’s been some concerted angel-action in my family over the last month or so,… Continue reading
-
Reflections on a low-tech summer
This summer has been for me a celebration of life in the slow lane. The beautiful weather (such a welcome, much-loved but, alas, frequently absent friend to us Brits) meant that the munchkins and I have spent much of their summer holidays outdoors. We’ve been on lots of walks, picked blackberries, spent time with friends, been swimming,… Continue reading
-
Lighten Up! The power of laughter
When my husband Graham and I were first married, life was quite stressful. In the space of 3 months I’d done my finals, moved house twice, got married, and started work as a newly qualified vet. Looking back on that time, I think there was one thing that helped (rescued?) our marriage more than anything… Continue reading
