Aug 15, 2019 | Contentment, Expectations, Gratitude, Motherhood
At precisely this time six months ago Herbert Manthorpe came into my life. Bloomin’ Nora, how on earth can that be possible? To commemorate this auspicious occasion I thought I ought to get my butt in gear and write a blog post that’s been brewing for a while about...
Jan 1, 2019 | Good enough
A few weeks ago I was en route to the park with the dog when I noticed how content I was feeling. Obviously, a very pleasant realisation to have, but I also found myself pondering the irony that I was feeling this way in spite of, what some people would consider,...
Sep 12, 2018 | Fitting in vs being you
Other people are undoubtedly our lifeblood – without them, we’d find it a heck of a lot harder to feel loved, appreciated, supported, entertained, inspired and our experiences of life would be a lot less enjoyable without others to share them with. We think other...
Sep 4, 2018 | Good enough
I’m back!! As many of you will know, I chose to take July and August off from my regular writing in order to make space – in my diary and in my head – to get really clear about the specific flavour of coaching work that I want to be doing. Many of you will also...
May 31, 2018 | Motherhood
So….where have we got to……in volume 1 I told you about the long and winding journey I went on to decide that I wanted to have a baby on my own and in volume 2 I shared all the decisions I had to make in the lead up to my first cycle of...
Apr 18, 2018 | Motherhood
Let’s go back. Waaay back. To the 6th of January 2012 to be precise. I think I’ve spoken about this day before. It was the day that I wrote my Happiness Equation. I’d reached that point, the one that many people get to (some of us more than once!),...