Skeletons and Circles

A rather wonderful new family ‘tradition’ was instigated a few months ago among the women in my family. In fact, we stumbled upon it during a birthday conversation. It began when I shared a personal story, a story that unleashed similar stories from my...

Getting our Ups and Downs in Context

I’ve been experiencing a little rash of minor health issues in the last few months. Looking back on the year, I notice that it’s been pretty full on. You know how they measure stress and reckon that separation and moving house are high on the Stress...
Ballet Shoes & Soccer Boots – Trusting Our Kids

Ballet Shoes & Soccer Boots – Trusting Our Kids

Last week I went shopping with my 16 year old twin daughters to buy new shoes for their respective hobbies: ballet pointe shoes for one daughter and soccer boots for the other. I rather loved that outing because it was such a confirmation of our trust in our kids....