One thing that became immediately obvious to me was the lack of a need to appear ‘presentable’. If I wasn’t leaving the house for any real reason, what was the point of bothering to apply a full face of makeup?
Read More
Living in County Durham is a privilege in the way that there are so many different routes and walks nearby, particularly near my village which is an hour walk from Beamish woods. So, what has my experience with the ‘great’ outdoors been during lockdown?
Read More
It’s only through accepting and engaging with all the outright rage, anger, grief, sadness, disappointments or resentments that surface in our lives that it becomes truly possible to experience the depths of joy too.
Read More
‘Miss? Have you got a boyfriend?’
A question I have been asked countless times whilst working as an education agency supply teacher.
Read More
It’s been two months of lockdown. I have never in 26 years of life gone through a crisis that mirrors this pandemic. I am still not sure I understand what is going on, two months in. A lot of things that I once took for granted, now seem obsolete.
Read More