THE VIEW FROM 5-2

Too many feelings, unchecked hyperfocus, and my lifelong talent for overthinking a text message (or lack thereof). Come for the chaos, stay for the connection.

We like to put people in their place, it seems, and then to let our friends know about it - but as I've discovered, this can easily backfire.

Booze is my buzz, and the problem with that is that it starts to take the edge off other, natural buzzes.

When life is a pickle it's reassuring to know your trusty canine loves you no matter what.

For the many good people wanting to know how they can help a friend with BPD, it can be as simple as a few short words, said or unsaid.

Taking time and using our senses when shopping is a mindful experience, and one which can be joyously rediscovered at The Refill Shop.

Dear Dad The last time R and I saw you was on this day, Father’s Day, last year. You hadn’t wanted us to come: Covid fears and...

For Anne, for inspiring this post People used to tell me I looked younger than my years. For the longest time I found this irritating,...

Before the pandemic I could not have imagined appearing, as if by magic, in my students’ houses at a set time each week and continuing to...

Bloody typical, isn’t it? The perfect title for a new post presents itself shortly after I’ve scrapped ‘Skintminimumma’ and rebranded. Ah...

Last instalment of the one month journey that has proved one hell of a game changer (hint).

The going got tough this week, but I'm hanging in there ...

Not satisfied with taking on just one of these challenges to start the new year, I've gone for the double whammy. How hard can it be!?

An insight into the highs and lows of being a visiting music teacher. Originally published in September 2016, this was my most read post.

Reassurance to parents of small people that the bigger ones are genuinely not all that bad. First published November 2016.

One of a series of three posts featuring female friends whose lives and outlooks I greatly admire. Originally published October 2015.