I am prone to melancholia. After years of thinking I had to be joyful all the time I am starting to come to terms with the fact that a little bit of melancholy teamed with a sarcastic poke in the eye and a big dollop of realism is OK. In fact it’s what keeps me grounded. Times of joy in my life are important but like the times of tragedy they pass and life continues in its endless pile of laundry and cat litterboxes that need cleaning. I continue to work on finding balance.
You, dear readers, keep me on my toes as do the blogs I read. So I decided, on this cold winter morning on the fens to share the love (very difficult to pick just five, but please consider yourselves all equally loved!)
1. Fiona Robyn – a published author so always an inspiration, but also a realist as can be seen in this post.
2. Eco-Yogini – her attitude to yoga, saving the earth and life in general is just right – we could do with more of her in the world. Passion without fundamentalism. Awesome.
3. Green Ink – seems to always post something that echoes my thoughts at that moment. Plus she originates from my favourite place in the world 
4. Rand(om) Bites – next time I’m in Sydney I am so meeting up with this girl for a beer! 
5. Strictly Writing – inspiration and cynicism mixed in with procrastination. What more can a girl want!
(and a special mention to Just Wafflin’ – I love this woman and her funny, passionate very British posts!)
