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family ties
Can things that were once bad for you, ever really become good?
the transitional object
I've been thinking a lot about transitional objects, wondering whether they can change and move, at will or according to circumstance. Since coming back, mine have become fluid and almost completely out of my grasp.
coming back to people
One of the best and worst things about moving away from a place you’ve lived for most of your life, is perspective.
the first few weeks
Coming back home to the UK after a year in Melbourne is a strange and uncomfortable experience.
unfamiliar faces
There is something curious about living in a place that you didn't grow up in. You have to learn the nuances of people's behaviour, the political attitudes of this new place, what their version of fun is.
from afar
The last few weeks have been stark. That's the only way that I can think to describe them. Stark, shocking, illuminating, devastating. My London, my city, and my country seem to be (literally) burning from afar, and all I can do is watch.
making moves
I've had one big “First Step” goal since I moved to Melbourne; get a place in the city and live there.
when you're the one who leaves
Leaving a place can be hard. But being left behind, that's harder.
home and away
OK so full disclosure, this post is not about the famous Australian soap Home and Away, which brought us such movie stars as Heath Ledger and Chris Hemsworth.