Empathy and Creativity

I’m one of those people who when I watch a movie with sick people (whether puking, virus, bleeding, pustules, zombie apocalypse…well you get the idea), I feel sick myself. I’m empathetic, probably to a grossly exaggerated degree. And it’s not...

Writing on the Wall, Literally

I like to write on my walls. My friends and I put bible quotes on all our walls when we were teenagers (we even had a legit business name of The Writing on the Wall). At our last German apartment I filled a whole wall with Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice quotes. And...

Photo Chalkboard DIY

Yet another Pinterest project…I’m slightly addicted. I am making a big wooden map. The first set of wood I got was too small for the wall I intended the map for, so instead I found how to make my own chalkboard paint and also saw an idea for using clips to...

Love as a Choice

Jaw on the floor, eyes bugging, one hand covering their gaping maw and the other reaching halfway between us to either stop me advancing further or supplicating poor old me. That’s the reaction I get from most people when I tell them how old I am and how long I’ve...

Happiness

It’s amazing what can effect happiness. Being in the right place (mentally and physically), having purpose, sunshine. There are so many factors that drag one down or lift one up. For me, at this time, it’s a mix of having moved into my dream apartment in a...