daily life

In daily life/ mental health

Hello from the other side

October 3, 2019 By mind matter project

I’ve been thinking that if I postpone writing about the amazing summer in Amsterdam then it means it’s not really over.

But today October is STARING me straight in the…

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In daily life/ travel

Integrating like a champ

July 22, 2019 By mind matter project

I had a lovely day in Utrecht yesterday catching up with a Dutch friend of mine who I met while studying in the US in …. probably 1996/97.

On my…

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In cycling/ daily life/ travel

I moved to Holland

July 18, 2019 By mind matter project

I’m currently living in Haarlem and working in Amsterdam. Life is a weird little bastard but sometimes the curveballs it throws actually turn out to be an experience you…

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In blogging/ daily life/ who am I

On moments and words and memories

October 31, 2018 By mind matter project

I think about death a lot.

In my past life I was a born-again Christian who went to church 2-3 times a week and ‘preached’ how god sets you free…

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In daily life/ parenting

In which I ramble about adulting

September 6, 2018 By mind matter project

I had my bi-annual haircut the other day and after hugging my hairdresser (who even am I?*) I mentioned to him that I had had my hair straightened. I…

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In daily life/ mental health/ parenting

When summer does it right

July 10, 2018 By mind matter project

It has not rained in my neck of the woods in London since May sometime. That is a LONG time of continuous glorious sunshine and HOT temperatures.

It’s called locally…

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In daily life/ parenting

June Madness and Other Short Stories

June 14, 2018 By mind matter project

It’s June and end of school year madness. There are still 3 more weeks of school left for my kids but the activities that require parental participation have ramped…

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