Welcome to my column!

When I was a child my mum couldn't help but laugh when she saw me doing some work while talking loudly to myself in the meantime. Whenever something bothered me I had to let it get out of my system. Basically my mum was very much informed of my whereabouts as I was audible at all times.

I'm still doing this - very much to the amusement of my family, although I try to contain myself at work. Open plan offices aren't a good place for weird habits.

As a child and teenager I thought I would loose that sort of behaviour, hoping for less things to bother me when maturity would kick in - only, it didn't really!

Before 'Project Rika' at the age of 43 when I had my down time it stopped for a while, and I didn't like it. I didn't like it at all. I'd rather be a weird woman - some even call me a mad woman - than feeling all dull and dark.

And now I have found a new outlet. I will just write everything down. I hope you will enjoy my little stories about daily life things and have a giggle from time to time.

Love

PS: you will find the newest ones at the top of the right hand column.