creativity

It won't surprise you to read that the fashion industry annoys me for reasons I'm sure I don't need to explain. So it may surprise you that I loved reading this blog:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/4-year-old-paper-dresses-fashion-by-mayhem_n_4855545.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

Except it's a celebration of a mother (who also isn't into fashion) encouraging her daughter to do what she wants, joining her in a daily activity, and encouraging expression and creativity. Almost has me wishing I could turn back time so we could have some similar fun with my offspring, only I would have found it too hard to be so "wasteful" of all the paper on a temporary activity.

It's unusual to hear of three separate deaths in the one evening and whilst I didn't know well any of those who died, it is a bitter blow for my friends who are affected. It's had me realise that my home life is not set up in a way that would enable me to deal with grief on a daily basis, so I'm ruling out my funeral directing aspirations for now. I have an immense and brilliant support network, but it's not always tangible in terms of hugs/presence. If I was managing grief in my daily work I think I would need a different evening space than I currently have. At the moment it fluctuates between the challenges of parenting on my own, or nights alone. I'm v aware of the way I idealise married life, and whilst I do know in homes up and down the country there are not couples asking and listening well to "how was your day dear", if I was doing a job even more emotional than my current ones, I know I'd need debriefing and hugs a plenty in an evening!

Full of a cold today, so a slow start, and probably lots and lots of brews - I had four yesterday which is most unusual, it would have been more but I didn't get to have my first til I got in from work! Going to get the kettle on now...