Reading time: 6 mins My Gran was, and I say this with love for a woman that I adored, “a little bit rascist”. She was also a bit of a homophobe, a bit bigotted, and tended to be sceptical of anything that didn’t fit in her world view of being white, straight, and Methodist. That’s not to say she […]
Reading time: < 1 min Recently I was interviewed for an article, about me, that was posted on our company website. Me. I’ve only been there a year! Apparently they must think I’m very interesting (which I am, to me). I was, of course, able to provide more dazzling insights into my suave and considered life – if you are […]
Reading time: 2 mins This is my 6,000th post. Almost 1.5 million words and counting. It’s a bit bonkers really. It’s one thing to consider the time that has passed since I posted my first ever blog post, but quite another to look at the build up stats surrounding this odd little place. Yes I know, if you do […]
Reading time: 3 mins Being a parent is hard. It’s also rewarding, fun, tiring, expensive, and I wouldn’t change it for the world!… but it can be really overwhelming to have so much responsibility. You spend every single day making decisions for this tiny human who has no conception of what he’s doing most of the time, he’s just […]
Reading time: 3 mins It’s been a year since I returned to the world of the salaried, and to working in an office (three days a week) and I’m happy I made the right decision. It’s been a fun, challenging year, but I think I’ve made the transition well; it’s been an adjustment for sure but I knew that, […]
Reading time: 2 mins My life is on hold.My plans have wavered.My dreams are simpler.My hopes are vivid.My goals have shifted. As parents, Becca and I are well aware that it’s easy to lose yourself in the day to day of caring for our son. The weeks collapse on each other, and before you know it June has arrived. […]