She is a very independent little girl who seems too old for her years and shows signs of maladjustment and difficulty in forming relationships. Mr. and Mrs. W and their children provide a warm, loving, stimulating atmosphere for Sara who has been deprived since birth of loving relationships. After some initial difficulty regarding Sara’s lack…

I’ve been trying to write this post ever since I decided it would be a good idea. That’s the trouble with perfectionism. It can keep you stuck. I don’t know why I’ve found it hard to write for the past couple of weeks. The ideas just haven’t been flowing quite as well as usual. Maybe…

I was effectively an only child at home with my elderly parents. I say ‘elderly’ without exaggeration, because in those days (the 1970s), if you had a child in midlife, you were properly over the hill. Growing up as the only child in the house was also boring as hell. Or at least that’s how…

Are you a good decision-maker? I hope you are better than me. Because, frankly, I’m sh*t at it. I’m someone who looks around for an adultier adult to tell me it’s okay. It doesn’t really matter what the thing is. It could be a major decision, like whether to take a new job offer (like…

I have a confession: It’s never taken much to send me into a downward emotional spiral fuelled by rejection; real or perceived. From being picked last for the school netball team, to a heartfelt WhatsApp to a friend that went unanswered – and everything in between. If you read last week’s post documenting the major…

What happens when rejections pile up over a lifetime As I write this, I’m just a day away from my first Redundiversary – a portmanteau of my own genius that only works in British English. A full 364 days of existing in the wilderness that is post-employment as a 55 year-old. At some point I’ll…

Things I’ve learned as I approach my 1 year redundiversary In last week’s post I wrote about the very beginning of ‘life after redundancy’. You can read it here:https://sarakingwrites.co.uk/who-even-am-i/ As my 1 year redundiversary grows closer, I’ve realised this past year has not just been about losing my job; it’s been about questioning who I…