Overcoming Job Anxiety: A Personal Journey

A lot has been going on since my last post. Ever since before Christmas my stress levels hit the roof. For the first time in 12 years, I was not sure about what tomorrow will bring. No matter what happened, I always knew I have a job and this is one important aspect of my…

Finding Joy in Chaos: A Mother’s Perspective on Life and Work Balance

Happy Friday everyone! My favorite day of the week. Every Friday I pick up my daughter from school and we go to the park. I have a few other kids I am picking up and meeting their parents at the cafe. It refreshes me after a busy week. I juggle work and running around. I…

SORRY … NOT SORRY …

There is this British culture of saying sorry. You accidentally brush your shoulder with someone at the traffic lights ... "Sorry!" ; in the queue at the tills and someone looks at you? ... "Sorry!" .... When I moved to England I took it as politeness until, years later, I realised that it has nothing…

School hunting

Starting school in 2020 requires a full year of preparing. From visiting schools to deciding which is best, applying and finding out results...it's all a whirlwind and in the end you can't do anything about it. The system decides for you