Thought for the day 12.06.2026

People ask this question and expect grand answers. A career. A cause. A lifelong ambition. But when I sit quietly and ask myself what truly lights me up, what gives my days their shape and meaning, the answer is straightforward: my cats and my family.

That is it. That is everything.

Millie and Moon — and Ruby
I am passionate about my cats in a way that only cat people will fully understand. Millie and Moon are very different souls. Moon is quiet and affectionate — she finds you, settles beside you, and stays. There is a steadiness to her that I find genuinely comforting. Millie, on the other hand, is an absolute character. Full of opinions, endlessly entertaining, living life entirely on her own terms. She makes me laugh every single day.
And then there is Ruby, who we lost recently. Her absence has left a gaping hole in this house that I was not fully prepared for. She was woven into our routines, our quiet evenings, the ordinary moments that you do not realise you are treasuring until they are gone. Grief for a cat is real grief — and I make no apology for feeling it deeply.

Caring for animals is something I feel strongly about. They give so much — calm, comfort, companionship — and ask for so little in return.

Evie, Hope, Lance, and the Life We Have Built
I am passionate about my family with the same wholehearted certainty.
Evie is 24 and Hope is 21 — both flown the nest now, out living their own lives, which is exactly what you raise them to do and still somehow takes your breath away. The love does not go anywhere when they leave. It just travels further.

At home now it is me and Lance, and the cats, and the life we have built together. And that is more than enough.

What I Have Come to Believe
“The love we give to those who depend on us — whether they have two legs or four — is never wasted. It comes back to us in purrs, in laughter, in the quiet comfort of knowing we matter to someone.”
That is what passion looks like for me. Not something loud or dramatic — just a deep, steady commitment to the people and animals I love. Showing up for them, day after day, in the small and ordinary ways that turn out to matter most.
That is what I am passionate about. And I would not have it any other way.