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Bonjour! I'm an introvert, minimalist, and award-winning author. I've managed to make a mess of most things and a minor success of a few. My books are: Chic Minimalism • How To Be Elegant • How To Be An Introvert In An Extrovert World • How To Be Thin In A World Of Chocolate. Read more about me here. To stay in touch, follow me on Instagram or sign up for my delightful dispatches.
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The area is populated entirely by white people and bush turkeys. I’m surprised they don’t have a candidate in the upcoming local elections. Those turkeys rule the streets and probably have a lot of reasonable policies.
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'When I Get It Right' is my theme song, and its sheer perverse exuberance at being a CONSTANT DISAPPOINTMENT made me want to form a mosh pit.
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Do I really want to see what’s on this tape. Isn’t it better to leave memories alone, all misty and watercolor, than to resolve them into digitized high-def?
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I had my third singing lesson today. After I sang the Tori Amos track my teacher said, Wow, that brought tears to my eyes. HARSH. Turns out though she got teary because I made her FEEL THE LYRICS, plus there’s much improvement each week. Which is really a compliment for Tori’s songwriting and her teaching so at this point I’m…
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Nobody brought a water bottle to class, yet we made it through without becoming desiccated husks and passing out en masse.
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Getting myself out for a walk in winter is like trying not to finish the Tim Tams once the packet is open.
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She mentioned my uvula more than once, which I found rather forward in someone I’d just met, but I decided to suck it up. Which may even help my singing, let’s see...
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I love lists, and as it's been a while since I wrote here, today I feel like sharing a quick list of my 5 favorite music videos. These aren't in any order.
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Hence the dance-walk. You may like to use your arms but be warned that this will frighten people trimming their hedges as you pass.
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I had hoped his first thought on seeing me would not be, 'Wow she took up cage fighting'. But as I have both a black eye and a fat lip this now seems likely.