Category Archives: Columns

You don’t have to be a wizard to change your world, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, January 2023 When I was a teenager, one of my favourite reads was a high fantasy series written by David and Leigh Eddings called The Belgariad. Although I remember very little of it, one of the main story devices lodged inContinue reading “The magic of intention”

After a difficult year maybe it’s okay to indulge in some schmaltz, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, December 2022 There’s a moment close to December that shifts the balance of the year full tilt into year-end jollies or the screaming heebie-jeebies, depending on where your musical proclivities lie as you stroll the shopping aisles selecting your veggies.Continue reading “Have yourself a merry little blissmas”

Pleasure is the new fitness, right? Tanya Meeson hopes soWoman&Home, November 2022 Although I’m a fan of New Year’s Lists, one thing you’ll never find on mine is ‘get fitter’. That’s because I know my limitations and, if life has taught me anything, it’s that I don’t have the strength of mind necessary to commitContinue reading “Ready, set, slow”

Want to deal with your feels? Meet them on the blank page, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, October 2022 I started journaling when I was 13. My stepmother had bought me a ‘Diary for Ladies’ for Christmas and when 1 January 1990 rolled by, I began dutifully recording the daily summary of happenings and feelings, often withContinue reading “A meditation of word purge”

The golden thread of spring isn’t to be found only in how it looks, but in how (and when) it’s celebrated, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, September 2022 The first time I went to England it was because I’d landed a job up North in a small village called Boroughbridge. I decided to arrive in autumn. ItContinue reading “Into the light”