Tag Archives: dailyprompt

Describe a man who has positively impacted your life. Keith McFarlane, my mentor. But then his partner Lesley was equally impactful. My husband. My Frister Katrina, who lets me be myself. My oldest friend Kim, who is me. We get each other completely. Anton du Beke for creating success out of an impossible challenge andContinueContinue reading “A Tale of Two and More (Wo)Men”

Is your life today what you pictured a year ago? We’re in a weird trap at the moment. One a lot of people would like to be in. Yet oddly it is a trap. My husband works for a start up company with great potential. They’re doing well and adding to their numbers regularly. WhenContinueContinue reading “I didn’t picture anything”

What skills or lessons have you learned recently? The terrible trio In a world where it’s so easy to lose hours noodling away on one of these expensive distractions, Googling one thing that leads to another, or catching up on social media – if that’s even possible – it’s more important than ever to trainContinueContinue reading “Mind Exercise”

What cities do you want to visit? I once sat under the Eiffel Tower on a hot summer evening, having spent 10 hours just walking the streets of Paris. It was magical. I’ve also been to Rome, where the atmosphere in St Peter’s blew me away, and the juxtaposition of ancient and modern Rome wasContinueContinue reading “The Capitals”

Tell us one thing you hope people say about you. I was raised in such a bad way, in a toxic family, I decided when I was 26 that I would rebuild myself. I would decide what a decent person was and I would become that person. That was as a result of meeting myContinueContinue reading “They Can Trust Me”

Daily writing promptTell us about your first day at something — school, work, as a parent, etc. View all responses My first day at school was 61 years ago. I remember crying, and sitting at a table. That’s it. My first day at work was one of the most depressing days of my life. I wasn’t allowed to stayContinueContinue reading “Tricky One”

Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech? I started in amateur dramatics but I didn’t really like acting. Then I became Chairperson of the group and found it surprisingly easy to stand on a stage and talk to an audience, unscripted. From there I moved into inspirational speaking. Not the kind whereContinueContinue reading “Yes”

What are your favorite physical activities or exercises? I’m nearly this good If they don’t want you to play on more than one court they shouldn’t put four in the same room. I’m not a great badminton player, but I enjoy it, particularly when the shuttlecock does something entirely unexpected to remind me that myContinueContinue reading “Badminton”

What is something others do that sparks your admiration? No matter what people say there are more good people in this world. The fact is you hear little about them. From the charity workers and all volunteers, to those working on the climate, to scientists dedicated to the good of humanity, to ambulance staff, peopleContinueContinue reading “Simple Kindness”

What’s your favorite cartoon? I love all things comic, but for me it will always be The Road Runner and Wile e Coyote. Good innocent fun in the days you didn’t need to show the warning: “May contain distressing images of falling from a great height and getting a bit bent. You should not attemptContinueContinue reading “Road Runner”