I can tell you the exact moment I felt shame from that tiny label in the back of my clothes, down to the second. I was at the mall, with my mother, and I was about 12 years old. We were shopping for trousers and we were in the brightly lit fitting rooms of The Gap. Around me hung pictures…
It’s a Saturday night. It’s 18:05 as I write this and I’m just going to come out and say it. I’m a 40-year-old woman that is trying my best to look like I have my life together every second of every day. I’m trying my hardest to at least appear that way in the hopes that I can convince myself…
It is exactly one month until Christmas! One month until, well, until who knows what… all bets are off for what to expect. So, in anticipation of a season that’s gonna need a little help with holiday cheer, I’m suggesting a month of holiday movies, watched alone with a mug of hot chocolate, with your lockdown family on the couch…
Everyone knows the season is upon us when Christmas carols, jingling bells and scenes of family holiday bliss decorate the commercial space on television. This year, 2020, things feel a little different. The usual pictures of families together, around a big Christmas dinner, are less frequent. Expectations for our usual Christmas are carefully guarded as no one knows what the…
As the news of second lockdowns sweep the globe, I thought I’d try and be the deliverer of good news today. Work with me here. I’m not announcing a solution for anything other than good old junk food for the soul, and brain. If you’re looking to tune out of what’s happening around us and tune into pre-pandemic days, back…
