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The recent events in Baltimore, West Cork, notwithstanding the obvious grief and loss, have again demonstrated the strength of our sense of community, and inherent desire to reach out to others. It was incredible to hear about those eighty divers converging on Baltimore from all across the country,...
My northern surprise Some of you may have been wondering what the surprise was, organised by my friend Joy to celebrate my 50th birthday. Well I’ll tell you what the surprise was. Joy, my oldest friend and godmother to my son, tried to kill me. That’s right, shocking isn’t it? Oh, she...
How did I get here? I’m standing in the forecourt of Liffey Valley Nissan showrooms with car keys in my hand for a car they doesn’t belong to me. I’m looking at the keys in bewilderment, turning them over and over, feeling them getting hot in my palm. What am I doing here I wonder? Half an...
Silver linings? When I badly hurt my back two days after Sara’s wedding, I struggled to think how this particular cloud could have a silver lining. In Spain with my kids, my usual physiotherapist obviously not available, the fear of the terrible pain that I know can come after this kind of injury, all...
The Best of Us
My Northern Surprise
How did I get here?
Silver Linings?
Losing It
Losing It Is it ever OK to lose it at work? I mean really lose it? Not just express a bit of frustration, or articulate unhappiness about a decision. But to lose it with a raised voice; tears of anger; cutting sarcasm; below the belt insults; a cat fight in a bar kind of a brawl losing it? I like to think...Next Steps?
Next Steps? Back in Dublin and I decide on one final blog. I am aware of that familiar mix of irritation at having to unpack the bags, sort a load of washing and stock the fridge from scratch, whilst also being delighted to be home, to see and hug my kids (much to their horror) and collapse into my...
