Eat more plants

Growing up, I was one of those hippy kids who already knew what hummus even though it was still the 80s. I’d go to a birthday party at McDonald’s and order a cheeseburger, not understanding that there would be a piece of meat under my cheese. When offered lasagne for...

Happy Birthday to Me!

It’s almost my birthday. 37. Late 30s. Almost 40. Those statements should sound scarier than they do. I feel very lucky to have found so much joy in my life and to feel so settled before I’m 40. I’ve done all the usual milestones: marriage, mortgage, motherhood,...

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all of my followers! I hope that you have the most wonderful Christmas ever, and I hope that it is boringly normal after two Christmases lost to the pandemic! I absolutely adore Christmas, family and friends all coming together in their sparkliest...

Christmas Grief

In 2020, like so many people, I suffered a bereavement during the coronavirus pandemic. We had to face difficult decisions as a family around shielding and visiting, trying to get the balance right between seeing and supporting my mum in her final weeks, seeing and...