It’s my birthday next week. By the time this column comes out, I will have turned 30. I’ve not decided how … More
Tag: inspiration
Books of the Week: milk and honey, the sun and her flowers, home body
“silly girllittle angellittle devilso oblivious tobeing the miracle workeryou are the motherthe magicianthe master of your life”– Rupi Kaur, home … More
A Colourful Life: Nine Years of Blogging
“Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences.”― Sylvia Plath Nine years. How did I start this blog … More
A Colourful Life: 5 Ways to get your Creativity Flowing
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”― Maya Angelou One of my favourite forms of … More
Book of the Week: The Crossroads of Should and Must – Find and Follow your Passion
“Should is how other people want us to live our lives. It’s all of the expectations that others layer upon … More
Honest Motherhood: Manchester with Maia
I took my nine year old to Manchester to see Lizzo last weekend. (Lizzo, the American singer, rapper and flutist.) … More
Book of the Week: More Than a Woman
“And besides, when you lose skin elasticity, you also lose the amount of fucks you give. Perhaps that’s why the … More
A Colourful Life: The Hub of Make-Believe and Creativity
I will be 30 this year and I’m still blu-tacking postcards to the wall above my desk. (And photos and … More
Book of the Week: How to Fail – Everything I’ve Ever Learned From Things Going Wrong
“Life crises have a way of doing that: they strip you of your old certainties and throw you into chaos. … More
A Colourful Life: My Complicated Feelings on Being a Stay-At-Home-Mother
“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.”– … More
The Colourful Kind 