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The Power of Yes

June 3, 2016February 1, 2022 Catriona2 Comments

Time to start carrying a towel... Recently I wrote about the feeling I had, a couple of years ago, that I'd given (up) the best years of my life to being a trailing spouse and having babies.  I entered my forties at that time, thinking my peak years were behind me, work-wise.  Irrational though I knew… Continue reading The Power of Yes →

Nested: All The Lego, Part 1

January 14, 2016 CatrionaLeave a comment

Every time I think our home has reached peak Lego, it manages to multiply some more.  You would think, living here, that it would be easy to keep new toy purchases to a minimum, and even MT (proud owner of a Lego Death Star) said a couple of months back that we could bypass it this… Continue reading Nested: All The Lego, Part 1 →

Recreating Missé – Part Two

November 20, 2015February 1, 2022 CatrionaLeave a comment

It's a mere 5 months since I wrote Recreating Missé - Part One, and I'm sure both of you who read it have been on tenterhooks...or more likely you dismissed me as a two-post wonder and moved on. When I wrote that post, full of inspiration and plans, I knew nevertheless that it was about to… Continue reading Recreating Missé – Part Two →

Recreating Missé – Part One

July 2, 2015February 1, 2022 Catriona2 Comments

  There was so much I hadn't expected from  'A Writer Begins' with Circle of Missé. I didn't expect this retreat to feel as if I was being welcomed as a house guest of the family, while simultaneously having the impression of a boutique hotel where every little need was anticipated.  I didn't expect a… Continue reading Recreating Missé – Part One →

When even the journey is a holiday…

June 17, 2015February 1, 2022 CatrionaLeave a comment

I'm on a TGV on my way to a very special holiday - a residential writing course in the Loire Valley. It's been a few months since the shift in perspective that I managed to think my way into, when I realised that when it comes to the question, 'If you could do anything you… Continue reading When even the journey is a holiday… →

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