#RandomThoughts 1. Crocodile tears over Jason Arday…earlier posts being deleted 2. The Farage investigation resumes, wasting taxpayers’ £££ 3. When the “lights on” of operations fails wider situational awareness 4. Good to see more Trinis in 🩰 5. Poetry + music = magic ✨ #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Floral Friday without the bouquet 💐. 2. Showing up in ways that matter takes courage. 3. We learn to sit with discomfort, difficult decisions to be made. 4. To my pot of gold at the end of the 🌈 Super 📅 5. Always on pointe 🩰 yet we dance to our own song 🎵 #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Transition bloodshed. 2. When the focus is on escalation rather than de-escalation. 3. Policy grounded in operational delivery or policy centred on people? 4. Sometimes you need to leave others behind. 5. The destination is only part of the journey. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. The integration unravels like loose thread. 2. Holding my ground. 3. The pigeons are having my breadcrumbs. 4. I love Daimon, my text buddy. 5. Wearing a yoga jumpsuit when I’m rubbish at yoga 🧘🏽‍♂️ #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. I have zero tolerance for rides, which extends to dating 2. To lead or not to lead that is the question 3. Never drink espresso at 4 pm. 4. Happiness is overrated. 5. Being grounded is a strength we rarely appreciate. #MyLifeAsMarsga

#RandomThoughts 1. Walking 10 km per day. 2. I’ve taken to wearing white. 😅 3. Looking forward to my Germany holiday. 4. Antibes….I love you, can’t wait to return. 5. Bumble is taking a positive turn after 1000 likes. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Doing a 10km walk every day. 2. Exploring Antibes 3. Matisse was a dream 4. Should’ve booked this place for longer. 5. Coffee is calling. #MyLifeAsMarshs

#RandomThoughts 1. Did my first 10km with a night run. 2. Exploring the museums with dinner afterwards. 3. Looking forward to Germany in August. 4. Enjoying my natural beauty with beach hair and sun-kissed skin. 5. i need to travel more often. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. The ex may have found the place, helped with flights and travel guide but reclaim this holiday as my own 2. Promenade des Anglais ♥️ 3. Beach in 30 degree heat is bliss. 4. Loving the diversity. 5. Feeling relaxed and refreshed, a good reset. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Count Binface is on Substack! 😉 2. Need to sit with the uncomfortable. 3. The words are flowing for this essay. 4. Shorts of what kind? Bermuda? Cut offs? Capri? 5. I’ve been matched with a therapist and a journalist. I’m all for communication. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. I wish I didn’t have to learn new phrases in relationships, but a new one for me is “monkey branching”. 2. Writing another essay. 3. Jane Austen experience…awesome. 4. Gentle exercise for the mind. 5. Coffee for the win. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Going live, followed by silence. 2. The thorny issue of integration 3. Mentally tired from dating, but still thinking of the DA 4. I’m at my heaviest and don’t like it. 5. Need to review my friendship circle #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Quiet quitting. How does that work? 2. Distance. Distaste. Disgust. 3. Rita Ora vibes. 4. Smouldering heat beckons. 5. Ready for the weekend. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. These Instagram salads actually do work, although the speeded up videos make my head spin. 2. Self care day with a massage and ballet. 3. There’s a need to write today. 4. Back in the office tomorrow. 5. Turmeric/lemon/black pepper hot drink is an acquired taste. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. 🙏🏽 @drivana.bsky.social for an indirect invite to Educators Against the Far Right 2. Dignified jog/walk from @soasuni.bsky.social to London Liverpool St. 3. I’ve taken on a poisoned chalice. 4. Dates and walnuts are the new snack 5. Being blindsided…a new one #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Possible podcast coming soon talking about my dating experiences. 2. Need to plan for uni open day. 3. The cracks are already showing at work. 4. Self care has been booked! 5. Damn that dismissive avoidant in my life. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Restructure brings uncertainty, quiet quitting, but the work still remains, everything being business critical 2. Undermined yesterday, where my role was simplified to managing an inbox 3. Bad behaviours, and an even worse culture comes to the surface #MyLifeAsMarsha #workculture

Walking the Grand Union Canal from Kensal Green to Camden. Very scenic, strong contender for a morning run. #CanalWalks #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. As soon as he came, he left. 2. Unprecedented heat, so a picnic in the park is a must. 3. I need more love, light, and flowers in my life. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Ballet Bkack’s 25th anniversary show, pure nostalgia. 2. In 🇹🇹 there’s AC, in 🇬🇧 we open the window. 3. Another set of laundry. 4. Working this weekend…alas! 5. Second date with the “urban shepherd”. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. There are people praying - Labour leadership. 2. So many protests today in Central London, pls be careful. 3. Adjustable weighted vest - transformational. 4. Sometimes we need silliness to destress. 5. Quiet mornings are for pottering. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Dreams really do come true, even in a supermarket. 2. Ascension Day…means half day of school gif done. 3. Ole and Steen sharing slice, not for sharing. 4. Another poem completed. 5. Whimsical Holland Park #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. ♥️ BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican 2. A busy work weekend ahead. 3. Hate adult acne. 4. When I’m writing, I’m winning. 5. Finally bought that kitchen tap instead of a dress! #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Please go out and vote today. It makes a difference. 2. Books for Cooks. A Chef’s kiss. 3. The Supermarket of Dreams. I long to get a table. 4. Meeting a fellow writer can be magical. 5. Another round of DIY. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Spring/summer colours are here. 2. Still recovering from Kes’ concert. 3. This month’s DIY accomplished. 4. Tired today. Need a reset. 5. The promise of something more? Only time will tell. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Dancing 💃🏽 to Kes tonight. 2. The walking pad and the weighted vest…killer combo. 💥 3. More DIY in May. 4. Looking forward to half term break. 5. The summer dresses 👗 are out! #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. The aspiration is there, but will it match the reality? 2. When there’s a clash of leadership, where do you go next? 3. Victoria sponge can resolve so many problems. 4. Playing musical chairs with different workspaces at home. 5. Weighted vest, the pain is real. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Suffering the growing pains of adolescence, stepping on Lego barefoot. 2. Working situation over the weekend…in the garden. 3. Already experiencing the burn. 4. The summer dresses are out. 5. A distant memory… #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Mornings should be like this with quiet reflection 2. The chaos of public transport. 3. Pilates and a potter in East London. 4. Distractions can only do so much. 5. Today I feel like I’m winning. #MyLifeAsMarsha

#RandomThoughts 1. Ditched the gym, I’ve taken up running. 2. Give days of doing nothing…mind blowing. 3. Self care in your 50s means 8 hours of sleep. 4. Rest, repair, relax. 5. Being attracted to intelligence, always come with baggage. #MyLifeAsMarsha