Sorry for the radio silence. The joys of being self-employed means that life doesn't always go like you planned! The last few weeks have been a bit like that, but the big thing keeping me going was going on a Buddhist retreat this weekend, to Madhyamaka near Pocklington. However, even that didn't go quite to… Continue reading On Retreat
Some Light Reading?
You may be thinking "why is this 46 year old woman reading about periods?" I am wondering that too, but you're never too old to learn, are you? I love a good book. I have literally tonnes of them that I get all excited about buying, but somehow I never manage to finish. This one… Continue reading Some Light Reading?
We need to talk about Aldi
So, before I go into full ranting flow, a little history of Aldi. Aldi is a German company, based originally in Essen (where my husband is from if you're interested) The company as we know it, was founded by two brothers Theo and Karl. In the '60s Aldi separated into Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd.… Continue reading We need to talk about Aldi
Why?
Why do we get so upset about being called middle aged? I guess for me it's not the name per se, it's the connotations which come with it. The expectation to be grown up, even worse, sensible! The fact that we should know better. The fact that as women, we should just literally fade to… Continue reading Why?



