Welcome to my site, I hope you like it here. Here’s a little of what I’m about.

Middle age is a curious expression, isn’t it? Especially since none of us know with certainty the date of our demise.  I mean, I may turn out to be an eccentric old lady and end up costing the government much more than my financial contribution due to my irritating longevity.  Or it could be that my mid point is already well behind me, meaning I could pan out to be a right old boon to the economy. Either way, now in so called middle age, adventure is of utmost importance to me. Whether it’s trying to impress my son by dangling 100 metres above the ground on Europe’s highest swing, travelling 800km on foot across Spain, buying a ukulele the day before joining a class with experienced musicians or simply ordering an item off a menu without being sure what it is, I’ve discovered that adventure must be part of my life.

I began secretly writing for fun at 25 years, penning letters for my son over the years that I gifted him on his 18th birthday. I say secretly because I was guided into the maths/science/business path in school and, at that time, that path and the creative/artsy path rarely intersected. Being seen to try to do both would have been ‘losing the run of yourself’ (ask an Irish person). My writing was sporadic thereafter, inspired by travel, trauma, joy and loss as well as tremendous blessings. At the time of writing I’m 51, have already ditched my corporate career of some 25 years and am selling my house (and pretty much everything else) to move to Spain. I’m a believer in the concept that your comfort zone may kill you.

I’ll share some old material and some new, some of which I hope can at least entertain you, and possibly even inspire.

Belfast, January 2026

Some Facts on Nicola:

A Northern Irish business school graduate, single Mum of a talented, generous hearted young man, lover of rescue dogs, sloths, tattoos and Spain, Nicola has no life saving talents so would like to make the world a little better through her writing.