MusicMonday: There's a time for every star to shine...

I've been meaning and wanting to do this song for #MusicMonday for a while but travel and Portugal and Canada took over. Now I'm many miles from those places (I'm currently back in Malaysia to be exact) and I'm planning on claiming back a sense of normality in October, i.e. I have no plans to cross one continent, let alone three.

This song inspires me to think about what it is that I'm good at, what it is that I've got to offer, what it is that I can nurture and water and encourage to blossom. A little profound perhaps for a Monday morning, but if enthusiasm for self-improvement isn't welcome at the beginning of the working week, then I don't know when it is. Take some time to listen to this song and consider "What's your something?" Today's Instagrams come from Malaysia. After a giggly reunion at Heathrow airport NewMan and I came here to join his mother and aunt on holiday. I've done very little but sleep, play Scrabble and catch up with NewMan and the rellies... (that's Australian for relatives, by the way).

Frances M. Thompson

Londoner turned wanderer, Frankie is an author, freelance writer and blogger. Currently based in Amsterdam, Frankie was nomadic for two years before starting a family with her Australian partner. Frankie is the author of three short story collections, and is a freelance writer for travel and creative brands. In 2017, she launched WriteNOW Cards, affirmation cards for writers that help build a productive and positive writing practice. When not writing contemporary fiction, Frankie shops for vintage clothes, dances to 70s disco music and chases her two young sons around Amsterdam.
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