CREATIVE ROOTS COLUMN

Deep Within the Felted Forest

And other tales of escapism

My happy place — Diarist’s own photograph

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Reflections on joy and grief: Friday 14th March

I started a new job on Monday!

It was all a little ‘out of the blue’ I saw it advertised and applied just over two weeks ago, had an interview four days later, and was offered the job the next day — whilst in a hospital 250 miles away visiting my terminally ill aunt.

Strong emotions ebbed and flowed, but this role feels as though it was made for me. So, as of Monday I became the Community Support and Events Organiser for

Life has felt like a jumbled-up jigsaw puzzle since I left teaching, and although it’s been an interesting time searching for the right pieces, it is beginning to feel like the picture on the box in my head is getting nearer to completion.

Building the layers — Diarist’s own photograph

Juggling freelance deadlines and invoice submission dates hasn’t been much fun, but I persevered for a year, believing it would bring me nearer to the career in writing I desired. In…