10 Things To Know About Sarah Lawrence

10 Things You Don’t Know About Sarah Lawrence

Here are 10 things you don’t know about Sarah Lawrence.

A colleague of mine on a Facebook group, Ken Jacques, recently wrote a blog post about himself – ten things you didn’t know – and I laughed all the way through it.

He used the idea to break through writer’s block. Brilliant for bloggers who get stuck.

I don’t usually get writer’s block; I get writer’s scatter. I generate a handful of great ideas, tweak my blog, dabble on Social Media, fall down a rabbit hole learning some new piece of information… and then suddenly remember I meant to write something before picking up the kids from school.

Well—sometimes I’m a little more organized than that.

Celebrating 150 Posts!

Since this blog is mostly focused on spirituality and alternative wellness, I haven’t talked much about myself. Reaching 150 posts felt like a good moment to change that. So here it is:

10 Things You Don’t Know About Sarah Lawrence

1. I love chocolate—far too much

Living abroad hasn’t convinced me about Hershey’s. I still miss UK chocolate. I do buy organic these days and intend to make the bar last.

Then it calls my name from the cupboard, and that’s that.

And yes, I’ve read all the articles about dark chocolate being better for you. My taste buds still prefer the milky kind.

2.  I was an ’80s fashion victim

It was the 80s—what can I say? Flashdance, Thompson Twins, shiny Olivia Newton-John pants, studded belts, teased hair, long earrings, moon boots.

Once at work, my boss patted my shoulder and we realized I was wearing three sets of shoulder pads—coat, jacket, and blouse.

Amazing that any of us fit through doorways in that era.

3. I went the wrong way around the Maypole at school

I still blame Philip Ambrose.

He kept squeezing my hand and giving me Chinese burns. We were fine until the final “unwinding,” and then I zigged when I should have zagged.

I ran off crying and hid. I can laugh now, but the shame felt real in the moment.

4. I’ve flown on Concorde

I won a prize at work (yes, the shoulder-pad era), and my first husband and I flew out over the Atlantic and back for a short Concorde flight and lunch at Mach 2.

The walls grew warm when it went supersonic. I still remember being told, “Touch the wall!”
Magic.

5. My first job was as a BBC secretary

Skipping university and joining the BBC was one of my best decisions.

It was fun, chaotic, and more like a series of internships than proper secretarial roles (with the pay to match).

I helped with the first-ever Soap Opera Conference, met Julia Smith as EastEnders was beginning, and read memos like the one about a Dalek operator who got a splinter in his bum and sued the BBC.

I drank endless BBC tea, ate BBC doughnuts, and typed weekend traffic reports on a manual typewriter (with Tippex) for Steve Wright to earn extra cash.

Halfway through our 10 things!

6. I once caught a 16-foot reef shark

On a much-needed holiday in the Maldives, we went evening fishing with local fishermen.

They gave us tuna bait and simple hand lines wrapped around crushed soda cans.

My line felt stuck—I thought I’d snagged the boat. The fisherman shone a torch into the water. I said, “Oh, a little shark!” He replied, “No lady—beeg fish!”

He leaned over the side while another fisherman held his ankles, and up came a reef shark roughly the length of the boat. They calmly removed the hook with their bare hands. They needed the hook back.

7. I helped create a business idea based on a rude British hand signal

The British version of “the finger” is the two-finger salute (palm inwards). This confuses me in the US when servers flash the V while saying, “Two waters?”

I try not to flare my nostrils—they mean no harm!

My business partner Nicky and I co-created a one-day keyboard skills course for people who typed with only two fingers. We needed a catchy campaign line, so after an evening at the pub, we came up with:

“Do You Show Your Keyboard Two Fingers?”

We made a smiley-face logo (pre-emoji days, long before I knew anything about Walmart). People loved it and used to make masks out of the logo, or pin it up in their offices.

8. I once threw up in a teacher’s lap

The culprit: Manchester Tart.

I’ve never liked custard and never will. Miss Smithwright insisted I finish mine. I warned her. She persisted.

My gag reflex did the rest. She never sat next to me again.

9. I had a house-trained white lop rabbit obsessed with shoelaces

I traveled a lot for work and needed a pet who could handle my schedule. Enter Honeybunny.

She was small, sweet, and determined to untie every shoelace she encountered.

Watching guests process “there is a rabbit attached to my shoe” was priceless.

10. I’ve had nearly every hairstyle under the sun—no regrets

The buzz cut, the Tina Turner, the blonde highlights (I did look a bit like a skunk), the Annie Lennox, the layered cuts, the Jennifer Aniston that paired beautifully with shoulder pads.

I regret none of them.

Thanks to my parents, I ended up with a solid head of hair. These days, I’ve finally embraced what my mum used to wish aloud: a nice, classic cut.

We live and learn.

I hope you enjoyed these little glimpses into my life. Here’s to the next 150 posts.

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