Do you have Ts & Cs for for your life?

Rules to live by

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I’ve recently had a milestone birthday and it got me thinking about things, as you do. In a bit of re-evaluating and assessing my mind was cast back to a snippet of a radio interview I remember hearing at the end of last year.

The interviewee was Marie Mitchell, author, chef and co-founder of Caribbean supper club, Island Social Club. I came into the chat part way through, so I didn’t get all the context, but Marie and her interviewer, Salma El-Wardany were talking about Marie having Ts and Cs for her life.

Framing it in that way feels fascinating, a bit funny and also timely.

The first few months of 2025 for me have already been unexpected, eye-opening, challenging and exciting. I’m seeing what happens when I lean into possibility and ‘why not?’ rather than fear and scepticism. (And leaning into fear, especially now would be all too easy.)

I don’t know where it will take me but so far 2025 is not what I had assumed it would be, in very good ways.

So, as things continue shift and change, I am asking myself:

• Do I have terms and conditions for my life?

• If so, how will I now define them?

Over to you?

What would your answers to these questions be?

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If Caribbean recipes are your thing, check out Marie Mitchell’s book, Kin and a taste of some of Marie’s recipes (Jamaican ackee and saltfish tarts anyone?) here.

Also, I’m happy to discover that Marie has recently announced

Slow Rituals

coming soon on Substack.

You can find Salma on Substack too here writing

Sunday Cervix

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