What I’ve learnt about dating from……dating

What I’ve learnt about dating from……dating

I’m back on the dating scene. In earnest. And there must be something in the water because all the new clients that I’ve had in the last month have wanted to partly, or exclusively, talk about dating too. When I told my mother this fact she looked at me quizzically...
The power of connection

The power of connection

As some of you will know (or may have worked out), I became single several months ago and now feel ready to write this post about how important connection has been to me in the last few months. It seems that, for some people (aka me), it can be easy to lose yourself...
Curiouser & curiouser

Curiouser & curiouser

My current reality: 38-year-old, single, childless female who is exceptionally content (note: I reserve the right and fully expect to not be content at any/many point(s) in the future).  My #1 goal: to have my own family and be someone’s mother (a...
A story about how I became a remarkably introverted extrovert

A story about how I became a remarkably introverted extrovert

As a child, I was most definitely an extrovert. I talked A LOT. I loved being the centre of attention. I wanted to be top of the class. I was delighted to be on stage. I liked my name being called out. I enjoyed being watched by other people (that sounds creepy but I...
Daddy, when do I get to be a grown-up?

Daddy, when do I get to be a grown-up?

At some time around the age of 30, I remember being in the car on the way to Dorset and having a lengthy, amusing and interesting conversation with some girlfriends about “when do we become grown-ups?”. Because, very obviously, we really weren’t at...