About
Bonjour! I'm an introvert, minimalist, and award-winning author. I like to be honest and see the funny side. My books are: A Chic Year • 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.
Bon Mots
My Store For Introverts
How To Be An Introvert In An Extrovert World
A Year of Style, Simplicity, and Self-Care
How To Be Thin In A World Of Chocolate [Audiobook]
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Some people say they can’t use they or them for a non-binary person because a person is singular. But does the grammar argument hold up?
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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.
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For me it has to be physical books, with their smell, feel, and spines I can look at. I'm a minimalist but when it comes to books, I always want more and constantly have to curate.
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Have you noticed how some people have a lens for seeing the world? Their religion, role as a parent, identity as a vegan? For me that lens is psychology...
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Why do I love it so? Because this is profound wisdom, to have the world say, be like this, do this, act this way, and to gently respond, I shall not; I’m not like that.
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Not have a burger and fries for lunch again. I had one yesterday and the day before, so it’s not like I’m facing imminent expiry from a severe burger deficiency. But then… I cave.
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Overkill perfectly evokes the sense I often have of being at odds with the world, and sometimes with my own mind. It reminds me we are not our thoughts. Ghosts appear and fade away.
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Let me catch you up… My Friday nights normally comprise red wine, chocolate, TV, and an 80s playlist; tonight it’s an isolation ward and coughing up blood from my lung. WARNING: Mild gore alert
