A salty love affair

I danced with my shadow While Caressed by the breeze Burbled with the brook The waves lapped at my knees Crossed paths with a stranger Saw pippis burrow in to the sand I stood by the water and remembered I Am. And as I shake out the granules glittering my clothes, I thank the universe […]

Dating – brought to you by the letter K

Do you ever look back on certain periods of your life and start to notice little patterns? I’ve begun to notice a few of mine when it comes to dating… Without any intention on my part the last three people I went on dates with all had the same star sign… which also happened to […]

First dates and first impressions

I went on a date recently. One of those dates where you meet for a coffee/tea/beverage after work. And so of course the evening prior I spent about an hour pondering – what to wear?! The outfit had to be something suitable for my professional workplace, and at the same time I didn’t want to […]

The Liebster Award

A huge Thank you to Roda (Growing Self) for nominating me for The Liebster Award 😀 Roda writes a beautiful and well-grounded, Earthy blog that embraces artistry, gardening, and finds awe in the everyday. It’s beautifully written and I highly recommend you check it out: https://growingself.blog/ But what exactly is the Liebster Award? “Liebster” […]

The Empress’s New Tights

I had an interesting experience in a yoga class recently and I’m going to put it out there to see what you make of it… A few years ago there was a bit of a scandal to do with a certain popular yoga clothing label selling see-through tights… I guess you could say they […]

My kind of weird

I had to go in to hospital briefly, yet unexpectedly last year (and thankfully exited with a pretty clean bill of health). At that point I’d been identifying as Bisexual (although only dating women) for about 12months. So you can imagine my surprise when the doctor said she wanted to perform a pregnancy test “just […]

Mixed Messages

As a child I remember being encouraged to hold hands with my same-sex best friend. Encouraged to tell her I loved her and to give her a big hug and kiss when we met or parted. Against my natural inclinations to be friendly towards everyone in the school yard – I was enculturated in primary […]