How To Bake A Birthday Cake (The Right Way) Have you ever baked a cake for a loved ones birthday only to sit together at the table to eat it and be met with the heavy weight of silent DISAPPOINTMENT? Ever laid in your bed at night haunted by the…

How To Write Prolifically I love to write. Stories, scenes, poems, rants, imaginary letters, dreams… it’s my easiest form of expression. With speaking, I have less control (or so it seems). Words spill out, stumble, get stuck. Maybe I could do with a good booting in the throat chakra. …

To Impress Or To Connect A few days ago I had a moment of deep connection with another person. It was powerful and intimate, as though we remembered each other, or shared a secret, or realised we were both from the same alien race. The feeling of connection. The feeling of seeing someone and…

Independent Play One of my earliest memories is when I was around 3 or 4, sitting on the back door step observing my small collection of wood louse. I remember the feeling of lightness and bliss. …

As we all retreat into our homes, the Earth continues it’s life. The birds sing, the river flows, the wind blows, the sun shines, the creatures roam. Life continues. This is a message for us — the Earth does not need us. Without us, it thrives. It’s a slap in…

Everyone who’s ever bought something for it’s appearance has soon after felt the satisfaction float away somewhere far away, until it comes back with the next purchase, but only for a fleeting visit. Not long before the christmas season, I opened an email from a cosmetic retailer displaying it’s new…