The concept of vulnerability and why it is so powerful has been cropping up in my life increasingly recently. On a personal level, vulnerability has always been a challenge for me to embrace (hi, fellow Virgos!) How could I be a strong, independent woman if I let it slip how much my mind can mess…
Category: Muses
What I’m Reading
For those who know me, you know how much of an avid reader I am. For those who don’t, I’ll just reminisce that I read my local library out of children’s books (btw, this isn’t a #humblebrag, my local library was tiny.. fund local libraries!) I read non-stop. I read every night in bed, I…
Covid-19: Why I’m always second guessing myself
I think it’s more that I have been consistently second-guessing myself, and others’ responses to me and my actions. This is where I’m really feeling the pain of the amplification. And it’s exhausting. These are the strangest of times – and honestly, the strangest times I hope I ever experience. For future reference, I’m writing…
The Psychological Impact of ‘The Fall’
Because that’s what happens. My lungs constrict. My feet stick rooted to the spot and my legs become unbendable. It takes everything in me psychologically to talk myself into moving forward I want to take a quick break in the Kilimanjaro reflection series to chime in with a post written now, 10 years later. This…
Did Dolly Parton start the anti 9-5 movement?
Why are we constantly facing the message that unless you’re aiming for something that isn’t a ‘traditional’ working model, you’re not doing it right? I’m not sure if it’s the content I consume on social media (my ‘likes’ generally consist of anything to do with kittens, puppies, travel and food) but some days it feels…
Can a CatDog actually blog?
If you look at the rest of this blog, I’d forgive you instantly for thinking the answer is ‘no’. I sporadically blogged from a trip to Asia in 2011, and then apparently had a burst of creativity again whilst in Jerusalem 3 years later, which is over 5 years ago now. I’d actually completely forgotten…
I’m back..
Ok, so clearly it has been a couple of years since I last blogged. Last you heard of me I was sat in Vietnam, cruising deltas and preparing to move up the country. A lot has happened since then. More than a lot. In fact, I’ve been to 31 new places (some for work, some…
The One With… The Inspiration
“Have a great time – take lots of pictures! Pictures help you remember things”, my friend said to me before I headed off for a lengthy holiday in South East Asia. It got me thinking. I’m crap with a camera. When I remember it, I never take it out in time to get the ‘inspirational’…
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