All the things I do instead of writing…
One of the best days of 2024 started at 5 am on Labor Day in New York. My flight had arrived at JFK at about 10pm the night before, but by the time the Uber got to 31st Street, it was nearly 1 am. I had decided I would be beating the jet lag by... Continue Reading →
My Garmin tells me I'm really stressed at the moment. I didn't need a Garmin to know that. On Thursday, my entire working day is meetings, continuously, from 9 am to 5 pm. I guess maybe my secretary might take pity on me and bring me some food. Or maybe some meetings will get cancelled.... Continue Reading →
I am watching my boys play Minecraft. They are for a change cooperating with each other, which is nice. I don't actively avoid writing about politics. As this blog has become mainly something to leave for my children to know me, I am perhaps cautious about documenting every passing thought that could be misinterpreted. And... Continue Reading →
Apart from observing that the 2004 film with Nicole Kidman is really quite dire and horribly cast, I don't think it had quite the intended effect on either me or my husband. There was a scene somewhere in the middle of the rather flat footed satire where Matthew Broderick (so, basically Ferris in a suit)... Continue Reading →
I was going to write a note about how much I am enjoying The Empress on Netflix, or the creepy weirdness of its algo suggesting a film about Rjukan in the war (which I've just come back from), but my day at work was shit and I don't have the energy, so I'm just going... Continue Reading →
Everyone always writes a million reviews of the year, and most years I am straight out of the starting blocks writing a few paragraphs after a few glasses of champagne on New Year's Eve. Auld Lang Syne does that to everyone, that feeling of wistful reflection on our inability to appreciate the good times, and... Continue Reading →
I always write some crap on New Year's Eve most years, summarising what happened in the world, or my world. I mostly write about films we watched, but it felt like slim pickings this year. So I'll look at my Google location timeline to remind me of places we went instead. In May, we booked... Continue Reading →
My husband is turning 50. I must really love him, because I booked an ice climbing holiday for his birthday. I slept for what felt like two hours before we left, lying there thinking of all the things that can go wrong. We took a 6.40 am flight from Heathrow. Taking flights with children is... Continue Reading →
I write as I leave Euston at 20:40 on a Wednesday evening. This was not really my plan for the evening, having arrived at the station around 7.30. Sadly though, it is a very common feature of the lives of those of us lucky enough to live on not one, but two, main arteries connecting... Continue Reading →
The show "Soulmates" explores the implications of a test to find one's perfect match. It portrays the complexities and contradictions of relationships, highlighting the impact of parenthood. The protagonist reflects on past relationships, ultimately finding solace and meaning in the circle of life with their current partner.
The resting writer 