Not that long ago, I was a new mother, sleep deprived, social life deprived and desperate for a night out. Being a long-time member of the orphan club, babysitters were in very short supply, or more honestly non-existent. One day in work a colleague and friend offered to come over and babysit while we went …
I’m a sucker for noticeboards. You could say I’m just being nosey but I like to call it curiosity. That and having a very low boredom threshold, I am constantly looking to see what exciting thing is coming next. A fair, new Zumba classes, an interesting talk on urban hen keeping, things you could be …
The Brother and I didn’t grow up with dogs. They were in a file in our Dad’s head entitled, Deadly Dangerous. This mental file that Dad carried with him included such no-go’s as, matches, bicycles, leaving the house, most forms of entertainment, and wearing jumpers that were too short and would give you a chill …
I do have other friends who will be horrified to hear that I consider Ryan to be my number one, best, best friend. They are wonderful women who, if memory serves me right, are great craic, but these days they go by the names of: Busy, Busy; Up To My Eyes; and I Think I’m …
A friend of mine (that’s all you’re getting) is blessed with a pessimistic disposition. I say blessed, because I play for the other team and it is my hypothesis that optimism is the gateway to depression. Myself and my pessimistic friend (let’s say it’s a he, and we’ll call him Eeyore for the purposes of …
It’s come to my attention recently that I am an ‘obliger’. I discovered this from an online quiz I took for a laugh, but the result didn’t make me laugh. ‘Obligers have no difficulty meeting the expectations of others but struggle with keeping their own expectations.’ I’ve always been a fan of personality quizzes in …
Hi, I’m Maggie Burns welcome to my blog. I write about moments in ordinary life that make me stop and think. Sometimes those thoughts are about nature or friendships, really whatever ideas are bubbling around my mind and would benefit from reflection so I can make sense of them. I hope my writing finds resonance …
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