Amanda’s Column

Amanda wonders who’s most worn out by the topic never far from our current headlines and has resorted to that childhood question, “Are we there yet?”.

Even though she sometimes feels that books are taking over her home, Amanda finds that reading the pages of a chance discovery has left a lasting impression.

Amanda reflects on an article she read recently and wonders if there’s any truth in the allegation that we’re turning our babies into consumerist monsters.

With most of her time taken up with looking after others, Amanda realises the part laughter and compassion play in her life.

Amanda reads in an article what the average woman spends on clothes in a lifetime and, having got her breath back, considers how ‘average’ she is.