Are you juggling with plastic or glass? How to decide what to prioritise and what to let go

If your life were a circus act, what would it be? The ringmaster taming a lion? Knife throwing? Or maybe you sometimes want to trill, “send in the clowns!” Mine would probably be the act where a woman walks across a tightrope while juggling flaming skittles. It is the perfect metaphor for the challenge of […]

Don’t mistake the flowers for weeds: when a source of joy becomes a source of stress

Unseasonably hot weather and a spring resolution to make better use of the garden have resulted in my husband and I enjoying our breakfast in the sunshine a lot of late. We sip our coffee while the kids run about and water the vegetable patch, and for the joy we feel in that half hour, […]

Time commitments and the power of tomorrow

We’ve all been there. A few months ago, you got invited to a dinner/ conference/ speaking engagement and, figuring it was A Good Thing To Do, you shot off a quick “Yes, I’d love to” and popped it in the diary. Now, it’s the night before the thing and you are checking your phone every […]