What is this illusion of perfect beautyThat we cling to with such desperation?Why is it that what we areIs deemed less than the imaginings of what we'Should' be?The joy in my smile is not diminishedBy teeth which don't lie straight.Nor do the blemishes that scatter my skinLike fallen constellationsLessen the softness of its touch,Or its [...]
It's been quite a year. In fact, it's been quite a decade. I don't even really know where to start. 2019 has passed in a blur of ups and downs and life changing moments. And how do you begin putting all that into words? I could just...not, I suppose. I could just let the end [...]
I love this time of year. The end of summer as it trails into autumn. September has always felt like my New Year. A time for new beginnings. This year, my September looks completely different. I've become used to the bustle of a new academic year but now my time is not dictated by terms [...]
Back in March, a friend shared a post to their Instagram story that was so lovely I felt compelled to share it myself. I headed over to the artist's account and immediately discovered myself lost in a world of beautiful art and words that spoke eloquently to...well...life. Morgan Harper Nichols is a talented artist, writer [...]
It's a little after 2am. A storm is raging outside. The sky is bruised purple and edged in sulphur - a roiling, seething mass. Like the ocean defied the bonds of the Earth to threaten us from overhead. It's like no storm I've ever known. I've walked through vicious storms with their erratic bolts of [...]
It's been quite a while since I've done a round up of favourites and I've discovered some awesome new things in June so it seemed like the ideal time. Below are some things I've been loving over the last month. 1. Books of Your Life podcast I love a good podcast when I'm out on [...]
When the world is heavy and it gets too loud behind my eyes, I like to escape by taking a flight of fancy. Maybe I'll dance with a troupe of marionettes through the streets of Prague. Climb onto the back of a paper napkin that folds itself into a bird and soars over Paris. Swim [...]
Outside my window… the sky is a bruised grey and sends down a smattering of rain - the first in a few days. Everything seems sleepy. My own reluctance to leave my cosy bed echoed in the world outside. I am thinking… about how different life has been these last couple of months and how [...]
Today I said goodbye to the job and work-family I have had for six years. It has been an utterly overwhelming day. I have been showered with gifts and cards, kind words and well wishes, hugs and tears from colleagues old and new, students and even parents. I am at a loss to express how [...]
The last few weeks (and months) have been filled with rehearsals and musical dilemmas as we prepared for the Lina Monti School of Dance 20th anniversary show. I have been dancing with this school for the last 20 years (plus another 9 years before that, when it was Hazel Grove Academy of Dance); I have [...]
Thrive In Chaos 