What if, what if, what if?

Hi, With the hot weather, the Ever Lovely Mrs J and I will sometimes take an early walk. Part of me worries that the kids will look in the cupboards. Or, more specifically, the cupboard upstairs where I keep all my Lynn things. Not the skirts, tops, dresses, and whathaveyou that are mixed in with my bloke things. Because, and let’s face it, they could be Mrs J’s (although we have a different taste in clothes). No, it’s the wigs, the box of tights, shapewear, and heels that their mum has never worn. When I paint my toes and it’s a few days before I can remove the evidence, what if someone sees? When I go to Chams or give […]

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Stillness

Hi, This week on our development course – that’s helping others develop, not us (well sorta) – we had a visit from a counsellor. She specialised in getting people to get outside and to join her on walks in the countryside. As an icebreaker, she asked us to think of our preferred natural habitat. Before you think it, it wasn’t swanning about en femme someplace 🙂 I’ve said this a few times before on this blog, but my go-to place for tranquillity – either in my head or in the real world – is woodland. Ideally old woods, with huge trees that reach up to the sky and whose branches splay out to cover the sky that beautiful mix of […]

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When the wind blows

Hi, Back in the mists of time when I started work but did not yet have a car, I cycled to work. Rain or shine, that was me. The only weather that really bugged me was wind. Oddly, I became quite perceptive of the breeze given its effect on my ride to and from home. So it seems that’s the case now I go out. It’s not much of an issue when going to Chams as we’re inside. Instead, a good breeze merely keeps the place slightly cooler. However, if you’re talking in the real world, I find it affects what I wear (no floaty skirts) or where I go (wig in disarray). Like anyone sporting a dress, there is […]

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Disquiet

Hi, That’s another working week in the bag. Hello, weekend! 🙂 Earlier in the week, a friend recently invited me to a meditation class he was running and I made the effort to go. I’m no guru (no pun intended) but I’m finding it useful, even if I’m not quite as relaxed as I probably could be during each session. Still, at least I’m not nodding off or snoring. Oh, the shame! 😀 So I’m sat knelt on a cushion with my eyes shut. I drift off and just listen to the sounds from outside: birdsong, the wind, and the ripple of water nearby. All quite good and helpful. As I start to relax more my inner negative voice kicks in […]

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Time to move on?

Hi, I don’t know about you dear reader, but for me, there’s nothing quite like a week with your family to help set some perspective. Where we live is quite the rural idyll and by quirks of geography, we escape much of the rougher weather. With that in mind, the Ever Lovely Mrs J and I have had many dog walks together. Wee Man has had space and time to relax and play his guitar while we’re out. Little Miss has entertained herself with gaming or reading. We’ve been out on day trips and had good times together, so it’s been a very pleasant break. I, perhaps foolishly, checked my work email to remove some of the crap before I […]

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