As I sat down all my muscles were crying out – ‘Enough! Give me a rest.’  We were near the end of moving day and every bone in my body could tell it had been a long day. Someone called out, “where do you want to put this?” I looked up wearily and said, “Wherever you want to.” My brain was mush, and I could no longer think, all I wanted to do was to rest for a while.  Tomorrow was another day; The rest of the boxes could wait. I told everyone it’s time to stop. Relief splayed across a few faces. As my whole family sat looking at…

So many people have been asking me, “How are you going? I hope “IT’S” not too stressful for you.” “IT’S” refers to moving house. We are finally moving into our new house after 2 years of renting. Moving house is frequently cited to be one of life’s most stressful events. I don’t feel that way. I am looking forward to the move. I am looking forward to being able to cook properly again. To use my winter clothes again. We had packed up so much of our things so as to live simply (we thought for only a short time.) Part of me has got used to simple but the…

As I was trudging through sand measuring a pathway, that at the moment is non-existent, laying out with rope the size of the path, my thoughts went to my steps. I was deliberately walking slowly, watching where I placed my feet on the uneven sand. Every step brought me closer to my destination. As I measured my steps my mind was thinking – Do I think of where I am walking everyday? Or do I just walk with no thought of where my feet are taking me? Where my life is taking me? Do I even consider if I am on the Right path, walking in the right direction for…

The other day someone met me for the first time and said, “You look different in real life. I thought the first time I saw you in a video that you had not done your hair and I could not even see your eyes for your fringe was all over the place and the glasses took up half of your face. But I see that you have very fine flyaway hair and you’re not unkept at all.” I literally laughed, not offended, but amused. But it made me think – we humans (speaking generally) in society, feel we can say anything nowadays to anyone. No holding your opinion to yourself.…

Rush, rush, rush. It often happens in all our lives.  As a young woman, going from working full time, volunteering to sing in choirs and church and other groups, going to family functions, studying part time for my second degree, I was busy. Then I got married and it was another phase of busy. Then children came along, and I was flat out busy! I often thought finally after nine years, no nappies to be rinsed, washed, and cleaned every day. (Disposables were just coming into usage but were very expensive so I had used cloth nappies.) Then school years were always many days of being rushed, juggling all that that…