Community Values
Back in February, I wrote a blog about the meditative properties of painting the edges when meditation is not your thing. Today I want to take those feelgood factors one step further, and consider the...
View ArticleIs the language of self-care self-defeating?
‘You should make more time to take care of yourself’ is a comment constantly aimed at Joyce and me. This always fills me with puzzlement and to an extent, frustration. I have a Joyce to take care of...
View ArticlePodcast Adventures
I enjoy being a guest on Podcasts. It’s taken me a while to learn to be a good guest. I used to be very dominating and talk over everybody, which is naturalistic, but very rude. Now I have learned to...
View ArticleGrazzi Miġnuna
So, my Joyce has a new nickname, thanks to a week in Malta. It came about while we were on a guided walking tour of M’dina, the ancient capital of the island. Our lovely guide, Christian was telling...
View ArticleExam Prep
The exam season has started for university students, with schools and colleges not far behind. I’ve only invigilated 3 exams so far, but already I’ve seen a number of young people stressed out of...
View ArticleBe More Love
There is something ironic about coming home from the wedding of a super-mechanic on the back of an AA lorry. However, I refuse to let it mar an otherwise fabulous weekend of celebrating two people I...
View ArticleWhat does it mean to be an autistic ally?
It’s taken me a long time to become an autistic ally in the truest sense. Long before I was an ally, I was a disability employment advisor. At the time I thought I was an ally, but I was probably...
View ArticleWelcome to the Rock!
We all know about September 11th. Most of us can remember where we were when the news broke. I was in an outreach office in Harold Hill, about to close up for the day and go out to dinner with...
View ArticleBeing the Newbie
This is an adaptation of an article I wrote for the British Mensa Magazine, so it is very Mensa focused. The advice I have included can be applied to approaching any hobbyist or interest weekend for...
View ArticleThe personal in the professional: review of 2022.
Before I started writing this blog, while I was thinking about the personal and professional, I re-read every single entry for 2022. I noticed that increasingly my blogs were based on things that...
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