Ultimately, once I found my legs again, got up and dusted myself off I’d learnt – it’s better to go through the pain and live in truth than continue to live in delusion and lies. The journey to that was crawling the gauntlet on coals of fire. Sometimes the pain consumed me so bad IContinue reading “Better to live in truth than a web of lies”
Author Archives: JoJo
Don’t stop dancing, we may fall
I see what I’m doing here, I’m focussing on the good times and not telling you about the not-so-good times. This is an old habit which quite frankly is a damn useful survival skill. Laughter is the best medicine; I don’t know who said that first but I’m an avid practitioner. Could be a culturalContinue reading “Don’t stop dancing, we may fall”
Prawns night, will make it all alright
Prawns night, will make it all alright Food is important. More specifically, enjoying food is important. Enjoying with friends or lovers who also enjoy food – pure joy. There was a lot of joy that first night at Fantasia. Booking a Spanish owned and run resort was no accident, not if you love food. SadieContinue reading “Prawns night, will make it all alright”
When life throws you limes, make a margarita
You’ve heard of the band that kept playing while the Titanic went down, an island girl’s holiday was my version after an iceberg took the arse out of my marriage. I hadn’t expected to be single again at 50 but recent events had taught me a lot of things can happen you don’t expect. LeastContinue reading “When life throws you limes, make a margarita”
Hello, I’m JoJo
I’m a confessional writer, an over-sharer and I’ve got some tales to tell. At 50 I’ve lived and loved hard and made my share of mistakes. Maybe I know a thing or two, maybe not – but I do know how to laugh at myself.
My new life at 50 