Selectively Juggling

What do you think gets better with age? Hopefully, in all honesty I can say “myself”. That is I hope with each new trip around the sun, and with every new lived experience , that I am learning, growing and evolving into a better version of myself. Conversely, I’d like to say “humanity” in general,…

Have you ever had surgery? What for? Thankfully no, I have not had surgery. Even my three pregnancies ended in three natural, drug free deliveries (very lucky I know)

What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten? I thoroughly enjoyed lashings of freshly made hummus with an assortment of fresh crisp salad veggies while holidaying in Dubai. Actually every time I bite into the succulent mix of sweetness and tartness found in firm seedless grapes, or the sweet summeriness of juicy watermelon I think…

How do you waste the most time every day? Literally by worrying about the things that I shouldn’t.

What’s your favorite thing about yourself? When I set my mind to something, I can hyperfocus, set my goals and work hard in achieving them. My current ‘thing’ is making sure I get my daily steps in, regardless of whether I’m working or not. I’m committed to reaching more than 20000 steps a day. This…

How do you want to retire? Oh, and young! I’d like to have the capacity, time, resources, energy and physicality needed to follow my passions. To be honest if I came into enough money today, I’d quit my job and throw myself into writing and photography. It would be brilliant to have more time to…

What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily? My mind, my free will, my imagination and my sense of humour. Basically, the oldest thing I own is my own unique perspective on life, all material things come and go, whereas it’s my true sense of self that remains. The years have helped…

What are you passionate about? Life …

What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? The one luxury I can’t (or don’t want to) live without is C.H.O.I.C.E – informed choice and the ability to make choices. This is real privilege, and one that requires gratitude and assertiveness, self-belief and understanding.

If you had to change your name, what would your new name be? Given my obsession with the Aurora Borealis, I would change my name to Aurora.