Notifications and alarms – why it’s time to silence your digital world
Back in the late 1980s, my Nan bought a Grandfather clock for my Grandad. And my grandad was delighted. He set it up and we all waited patiently for the…
Tag: Quiet
My first soundwalk – it didn’t go quite as planned
Rustling, shimmying, arrrgggghhhhhhh. Those are the sounds from my first soundwalk. I’ve got it on video on my phone. A close-up of a spider’s web, light green leaves waving in…
The joy of walking barefoot
Indoors finally got to me. My germaphobe and introvert side lost the battle. My garden is a sanctuary, but I needed to see different shades of green, and yellow and…
There’s no such thing as silence
For the last year, I’ve been searching for silence, often with less than perfect outcomes. I’ve become increasingly anxious with all the manmade sounds that surround me and felt a need…
Why being alone doesn’t have to mean being lonely
We all need some alone time, but it doesn’t mean we’re lonely. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went on their moon jolly, Michael Collins remained in the command module…
Finding joy in solitude
Growing up in a small house with a big family, there was always someone trying to claim a right to a chunk of space to call their own. As the…
Searching for silence. An impossible task?
Whizz. Bark. Buzz. Whizz. Bark. Buzz. Despite many reports saying cities and urban areas became quieter during lockdown, it seems that my little street decided to buck the trend. Pretty…
Surviving quarantine #2
I’m sure you’ve seen the many introverts ruling lockdown memes, you know the ones: “Introverts: flattening the curve since forever,” “Social distancing? I’ve been training for this my whole life,”…
Hush! 