Being Everything, Malaga, Spain – May 2014 In my experience, there are very few people that you mean Everything to. These are your parents, your children (although they don’t always recognise this) & your husband, wife or partner (marriage is […]
My Mum, circa 1964 (ish) Last weekend marked 17 years since I lost my Mum & this weekend, with everyone celebrating Mother’s Day in the UK, it seemed an appropriate time to pay tribute to my wonderful mother, Wendy. Seventeen […]
No kids, no pets, no houseplants Las Vegas, July 2011 For many years this has been my mantra for avoiding responsibility & only made real sense to me when I was on a work session a few years ago to […]
Whistler Blackcomb, Canada – Jan 2015 Contrary to what you may think the title suggests, this is not a “woe is me” post about my situation, but the comment made by my cleaner when I told her before Christmas that I was […]
First Christmas?……Second Christmas? Christmas 1998 Despite passing the year anniversary of losing Terry it still felt like the first Christmas to me, and again I put on my best performance & survived. It’s weird how your body takes over to […]
Drumming with The Tuesday Club, 2014 One year ago today (2014) we had our send-off for Terry. How do you even start to prepare for saying goodbye to the love of your life? In my experience, in a daze. How […]
Whitsunday Islands, Australia – Dec 2015 I made it through the 1 year anniversary on 16th December. I didn’t melt, I didn’t spontaneously combust & I didn’t collapse. I was with my friend Vikky, in Australia, on a road trip […]
Las Vegas, Jul 2011 On December 8th 2014 we were due to go in for Terry’s operation – open-heart surgery. This had already been postponed once due to one of the surgeons being unavailable. When this happened we used the […]
Dubai, Dec 2014 I’ve been receiving reminders on Facebook this week about memories from last year. Terry’s operation (open heart surgery) was originally planned for 2nd December. About 2 weeks beforehand we were told that one of the surgeons could no […]
Kos, Greece 2010 I can’t believe it’s been over 11 months since I lost Terry. I think that’s why I wanted to create this blog. I have been through so much, mainly in the privacy of my own little world, […]
Welcome to my little corner of the internet, for women in midlife who feel the pull to explore — not just the world, but themselves.
I’ve been travelling for over 30 years, through seasons of joy, grief, reinvention and becoming. Travel didn’t just show me new places — it helped me find my way back to myself.
Here I share honest travel stories and reflections on courage, change and second acts.
You don’t need to be brave yet. You’re welcome exactly as you are.
