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Change comes in many guises – things change every day. Transitions punctuate the phases of life. One minute we’re running around as a carefree teenager, the next minute we’re off to college, on the career ladder or setting up home. And those changes that creep up on you, when you’ve been doing the 9-5 and sorting out the kids’ packed lunches for an interminably long time, and suddenly they’re off and you’re left wondering what’s left for you to do – those moments can feel imm

Normality has been on my mind lately. As we emerge from lockdown, and everyone is talking about the ‘new normal’, I wonder what is ‘normal’ anyway? It is often suggested that there is no such thing as normal – which certainly suits me and my family; and I like to believe that, as humans, we are all amazing for our own unique qualities. Normal implies that a comparison has been made, a judgement or a rating from x to y. Where do we want to be on that scale? If normal means ‘av