Would it really smell as sweet? I want to preface this post with the headline that there is good news contained within. It is a long, long while since I have had something really positive to share, so I am going to enjoy every second of the process. You may…
Everyone has the capacity to care for something or someone; it is part of our human makeup. Whether everyone has the capacity to be a caretaker, however, is a different matter entirely. (Just to clear up any confusion - I am not referring to a buildings maintenance person, but rather…
I find it very apt that World IBD Day falls on May 19th, my late grandma's birthday. Grandma was a writer and literature lover; her favourite poem was 'Warning' by Jenny Joseph. For those that don't know it, the poem speaks of being an old lady and doing all manner of…
How do you find a silver lining? We have all heard the phrase: every cloud has a silver lining. What does it really mean and how do we find our own silver linings when everything around us seems grey? In my experience, they tend to appear when I least expect…
What does that even mean? For me, there are certain behaviours that seem to come instinctively: caring for other people, being busy, working all hours of the day and night, maximising every single moment so there isn’t even so much as a minute being wasted. That’s all well and good,…
People often describe me as fearless which is obviously not true. I understand why this trait is attributed to me, but I would say not risk-averse or courageous are more accurate descriptors. As an actor, writer or any kind of self-employed creative professional, it is impossible to survive in work terms, if you are scared…
It’s just like riding a bicycle is a phrase used to determine something that is almost impossible to forget once it has been learnt. As an expression, it is all well and good. Unless, of course, you never had the courage to learn to ride a bike in the first…
Elephants move in herds. Fish swim in shoals. Lions hunt in packs. Birds fly in flocks. Bees move in swarms. What do they all have in common? They are all groups of a single species, travelling together to reach their desired destination. It is not only humans who follow the…
I am finding it hard to believe that the elephant and I have been inseparable now for exactly seven weeks. For anyone who didn’t meet the elephant when I first outed him (it feels like it’s a he; don’t ask me why) let me explain. The elephant is my naso-gastric…
