by admin | Jun 3, 2015 | Personal
Last July I decided to start running. I was inspired by the site of women running in the morning as I drove to work. They always seemed the epitome of grace and power to me. However I never saw myself as a runner. I was the girl who hid in the toilets at school when...
by admin | Aug 2, 2012 | Personal
I’vwe been watching the Olympics sporadically over the last week or so. The big battle has been in the pool amongst the swimmers. Now I have to say I’m no swimmer. I didn’t learn as a child and while I did try it again, my instructor – try as...
by admin | Jul 25, 2012 | Personal
Last week, I blogged about how I was going to play music with a group for the first time and how I felt terrified and overwhelmed… Well, I showed up. There was one other oboe player – a 13 year old (also called Anne) who was rather more advanced than me...
by admin | Jul 18, 2012 | Personal
I’m feeling terrified and overwhelmed. I’ve started taking music lessons and the teacher has decided that my next step is to participate in a “play day” with a group of other amateur musicians. I’m wondering how I could get out of it...