41 Lessons For 41 Years

41 Lessons For 41 Years

It’s my birthday today and I’m feeling reflective. I’ve made it to 41. Not sure I expected that. How did I reach a grown-up age? It feels like a good time to look at what I’ve learned so far.   Trust the happy changing room dance. If you...
Never Sit In The Comfy Chair

Never Sit In The Comfy Chair

I very good at coping with change. I know this as my very wise friend Sarah told me this as I was sobbing about how much I hate change. It was a mentoring session so I trusted that she knew what she was talking about.     Humans do not like change. As a...
Intentions Not Resolutions

Intentions Not Resolutions

It’s New Years Ever. That time when people want to know what you resolve to do next year. The definition of resolve is “settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter)”. A couple of things strike me about this. First, if you have a...
A Moment Of Calm

A Moment Of Calm

Take a deep breath. You have made it through Christmas.     You’ve dealt with the preparation, the anticipation, the stress, the people. You’ve done it. You can relax now.     I hope you relaxed during Christmas but as I write this...
Think Of Others

Think Of Others

Fizzy was created as my personal antidote to the crazy world we are living in right now. I have so many opinions but I do not want to be adding to the screaming digital voices we deal with each day. My goal is to make anyone who reads this website smile.    ...
Christingle

Christingle

I had the benefits of a Church education. That didn’t mean much at the time apart from drawing lots of people in robes in our religious education lessons and being told that Jesus wouldn’t love us if we didn’t play nicely. Unfortunately for the eejit...