So, it’s those first three notes that stop me every time. The last time it happened was on Wednesday. I was running out of the loo in a fully booked clinic after a mid-patient wee, when I heard those notes call out on the radio. As I heard them, they held me to the spot. …
So, I left the vet again holding a biodegradable calico bag. It was the second time in as many months. And a second family pet. Owned by my second child. The falling of another of our feathered girls was faster than the first. I’m told that’s how it is with animals. They pretend to be …
So, something odd happened over the winter of 2015. I hadn’t been in the ocean for a while. If truth be known, pretty much the whole of winter. I could say that I was busy, just had too much happening in my world. But the fact of the matter is – winter here is cold. …
So, working in health makes you harden and empty your heart. Eventually, behind the curtain, there will be someone who shares a name with someone you love. Or they’ll have been hurt doing something thing you were lucky with. Or they’ll be losing a dream you had long ago. Patients remind you of the immortality …
So, it would have been easier if I just said no. The water was clear and we knew incredibly deep, but the ledge in question was over 10 metres high. Over our week of visiting this fresh water oasis, hidden within the sounds of the salty sea, we had seen others jump. Mostly 15 year …
So, my eldest wise one cut off her long hair. A conscious decision on her behalf. She knew we were soon to head up north. Our annual family holiday brings with it hours of chlorinated fun in the spa. After which follows hours of agonising combing in the bath. My small ones wear their hair …
So, I tried my first “hot yoga” class yesterday. When I tell punters what I do for a gig, I’m often met with the same response. That being, when you tell someone you’re a yoga teacher, they say – “I’m completely crap at yoga because I’m not flexible. What do you think of Bikram?” The …
So, she was the third curve ball I was thrown in as many days. It’s often like that. When you’re beyond busy. Or juggling too many plates. I don’t have to bang on here about my busyness – we’re all beyond stupid busy. But I find it’s when I’m dragging myself to the finish line, …
So, my eldest wise one is a triple jumper. We knew she could do a lot of stuff. Like walking on her hands, spinning a plate on a stick and forging her dad’s signature – but any talent in athletics was news to us. Also to her. But she can definitely triple jump. And even …
So, my wingman is the youngest of three. He’s different from his sisters. Not only does he have a Y where they have an X, he likes action movies rather than musicals; the physical rather than the cerebral; and is always arguing his right to have any say in the games they play. It wasn’t …