When the escalator stops…..

How does it makes you feel? I’m always amazed at how a simple thing like a non-rolling escalator can suddenly throw you completely off-balance and make you feel really weird. It got me to thinking about life and how we cope when things suddenly change or stop working the way they should. It could be […]

Choosing a Diary……what’s the secret?

“Buy diary” it said on my to-do list.  Such a simple-sounding task, right? Wrong. My local stationery store dedicated one side of a long aisle to the mysterious process of diary-selection.  As I arrived to tackle this task, there was already one other young woman looking confused and tired in her quest for the perfect […]

Got a Minute to Lose?

As I left my mechanic’s workshop at 8.15am having dropped off my car for a service, I walked calmly across the driveway of the adjacent service station, wondering what I’d do next – sit at the local coffee shop and wait, or hike back up the hill to my house nearby.   Suddenly, I felt a […]