Say It With Paddles

Say It With Paddles

Don’t tell anyone but I am a medium to high maintenance wife. Not in your standard three hours to get ready, jealous of her own reflection and a wreck after three Lambrinis stereotypical way but I am a little bit nuts. I am slightly hyperactive, I am very loud,...
Mermaids

Mermaids

This from the Guardian is excellent.   Laura Evans developed anxiety after a break up. She’d moved to London to be with her partner and then had to move back to Cornwall. She knew that was where she needed to be and then she decided to be a mermaid.  ...
The Historical Finger Puppet Theatre

The Historical Finger Puppet Theatre

Some days you have to amuse yourself or you will lose the plot. Today was such a day but luckily it was saved by a fajita related injury, sellotape, a whiteboard pen and creative colleagues.   And lo, historical finger puppet theatre* was born! It’s fun and...
A Singalong

A Singalong

I love singing. This is not a claim to any talent but I love singing. There is something liberating about bursting into song.   Luckily my limited talent is paired with a complete lack of shame so I will do show tunes at my desk, rock classics over breakfast and...
Holding The Cards

Holding The Cards

In my attempt to throw off my inner nervous hamster, I went to work drinks last night. It was a baby step on the road to the old social me.   Experience shows that you should never expect too much from work drinks. People tend to stick to the people they know and...
Bed Socks

Bed Socks

An odd topic for July I know, but this is important.   I am a light sleeper. The beloved twitches, I wake up. The dog farts, I wake up. Somebody sneezes three streets away, I wake up. Months of being ill, plus monkey illness and messy brain has only made things...