Picture Perfect

Ever since I can remember, my dad always had a camera in hand. I can only imagine it was his way of capturing a moments he believed were important. Memory is fickle, after all. But it’s also the only real “hobby” I’ve seen him truly get into. His life has just been work, work, work….

Inky Pinky Ponky

My niblings have been in India over Christmas, and the oldest is now old enough to actually remember everything that happens to her. She is in the process of unlocking what I’m sure will be some very important core memories. In being with her on that journey (in spirit), many things I learnt or experienced…

AARRRRRRRRRRGHH!

I’m still recovering from one of my niblings refusing to believe that we used to use paper maps to get to places. She said the only people she’s seen using paper maps are pirates. PIRATES!!! We millennials are finally old (and outdated) enough to be considered “old” by Gen Alpha! Send help!

Boundaries

One of the most important lessons I tried to learn in 2022 was ‘setting boundaries’. I am not very good at it but had gotten to a stage in my life where I could no longer ignore how much it took out of me, and how unhealthy it truly was. In looking back at my…

2022: A Wrap-Up

2022 was an interesting year for me because I fully embraced the library life — aka the Leeds Library online app. It helped me really get into audiobooks, something I’ve not been into before. It also helped me not feel so rubbish about not reading as much as the previous years. I know, I know….