Being joyful whilst Black is….precarious. More so than for any other racial group (argue with me, I dare you). It’s just no matter how big a safety wall of joy and abundance we build around ourselves, we can never know […]
I have always dreamt of being strong. I grew up watching people like Sarah Connor, GI Jane, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other strong female role models. Being told at eight that I was losing my sight made me feel […]
If ever there was a time to put in that request to work from home – that time is now my friend. Do I need to explain why? No…? Cool. You can fulfill your dreams of working in your PJs […]
Oh wait, you thought I wanted to know what your New Year’s resolutions were? No. I don’t care. The problem is that too many people make them and don’t stick to them. I include myself in this. So, I have […]
So you were hoping to avoid the camera (again) because you don’t like your teeth, well forget it. If they didn’t catch you over Christmas they will get you over New Years. ‘They who?’ you ask. You know very well […]
Once I went into anaphylactic shock after hugging my father… By Julianne Ponan I ended up in intensive care. As I started to recover my dad hugged me again and the same thing happened. It was then we all realised it […]
When I first started writing this post it was very different – I was going to call it ‘Life at the click of a button: How to get stuff done without having to leave your sofa.’ I scrapped that idea. […]
Being a remote worker is great. I have talked about it (in glowing terms) many times on this site. But there are some pitfalls to being location independent, negatives that remote workers prefer to gloss over. Here is the skinny […]
Yes, that IS Tower Bridge and no, none of my suggestions include taking pictures of sparse looking flowers during rush hour with an oversized camera – that’s what NOT to do…ever. Before I begin, it is important to stress that […]
