In midlife I have developed a fascination with the American zest for improving oneself. I knew that I was a procrastinator, lazy so-so between the hours of 5 to 6pm and that I was good at kicking things into the long grass but I have made a startling discovery of the shameful extent of these …
What questions should you ask yourself in midlife?
If your identity has been wrapped around a certain role in your life how do you move on in midlife when a phase ends and another starts? This question could be asked of those who have retired but miss their working life, become divorced after a long marriage or, even, of those who have lost …
My one year anniversary as an empty nester
There is very little preparation in motherhood for becoming an empty nester. One day you are cooing over your newborn baby, the years pass by in a whirr of activity and, suddenly, it’s the day that you will also remember for ever because it is your empty nester day. Today, 11 February, is my first …