Just sayin'….
One year ago today, I officially became a citizen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Yeah, that's me receiving my citizenship certificate Those of you who have been around for a while know this had been my goal since around 2014, when I moved to London for university. It has been a long, expensive, and… Continue reading Becoming a British Citizen: One Year Later
Today is Christmas. It's just after 9am in the UK and I'm sitting upstairs alone in our home office drinking coffee and trying to get ahead on coursework for the Master's degree I started this autumn. It's for Creative Writing this time as I'm trying to go back to the true love of my life… Continue reading Christmas
I’m breaking my silence on this blog – which was not really on purpose but things got busy – because today is election day in the United States. Politics has been something I have tried not to write about. Not because I don’t have opinions or beliefs. More because I’m a bit of a coward… Continue reading 5 November
A day trip from London to Southend-on-Sea, featuring a ride on the world-famous pier railway, a walk along the seafront and an impressive vegan BBQ lunch.
After spending most of my life in car-dependent parts of the US, moving to London completely changed the way I travel. Now, getting on a train still feels like the beginning of an adventure.
New Year’s resolutions have never worked for me, so I tried something slightly different: a flexible yearly to-do list involving unread books, unused yarn and two surprisingly detailed spreadsheets.
Lockdown taught me that even introverts need people, nature matters more than I realised and audiobooks definitely count as reading.
After years of putting parts of my life on hold, moving back to London forced me to confront what I was still carrying — and what I needed to let go.
After becoming vegan, I began experimenting with egg-free and dairy-free baking. My first two banana breads produced decidedly different results.
It's been a while, I know. So much for continuing to write despite not being in London. We'll just get past that and start fresh here and now... I've committed myself to writing at least 30 minutes on most days. This is writing for myself, not for work which is something completely different. Don't worry… Continue reading I’ve missed this