November usually finds me pulling down well-worn albums from the shelf. There’s one entitled ‘I dread the winter’, another is called ‘every year I find them harder’ and my all-time favourite ‘if I won the lotto I’d move abroad for 6 months’. These recordings have been passed down to me from my parents, who perhaps …
I’m a great believer in taking vitamins. Sure, you couldn’t be expected to get all your requirements from your food, it’s no harm to throw in a few supplements. Maybe I’m codding myself, but if I stop taking magnesium for a few days, I can feel my joints starting to seize up. Vitamin B complex …
How to turn a day off into an existential crisis in 10 easy steps: Step 1: Upon waking, identify as many aches and pains as possible. List all the things that you are sad or worried about. Take those woes into the shower with you and encourage them to mushroom into full-on catastrophes. Step 2: …
Waiting to board the ferry to Inis Mór last weekend, I laid down a few ground rules for myself. I was travelling to take part in a 3-day yoga and voice retreat. Having booked it back in June I was giddy with excitement setting off on my long-awaited break. I swore that I wouldn’t waste …
For something that proports to be all about calm, I’ve always found yoga quite stressful. I’m uncomfortable even in the most basic sit position, maintaining a straight back is hard if you’re normally a sloucher. My legs have the flexibility of timber and there just seems to be too much of me to attempt folding …
I’m too friendly for my own good. I might meet someone I only half know and before I can even remember their name, my face has rounded up the parts to make a big welcoming smile and give off signals that I’m up for a chat. I’ve tried to command myself to just nod, but …
Ordinary Plenty 