Kate Forster's Blog

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Bad reviews are awful to receive. I have received some shocking ones in my time as an author. Here is one such review: “”Strong” language and sex scenes add nothing to a mediocre story,” reads one. Or this one: ” Such a small cast and all somehow related or linked by marriage – totally unbelievable. … Continue reading Goodreads is for readers. →

I’m in love with the colours of the new Le Creuset collection. I have one but it’s burned from a spag bol sauce incident years ago but I can’t bring myself to let it go. I also can’t let myself spend money on decadent purple pots when I have to pay my water bill. But … Continue reading Purple pots and other things →

Because my blog is really just a journal that I leave open on the kitchen table for passersby to leaf through, this post is being written without fear or favor. It is three hours until 2018, and I doubt anyone will be reading a blog post on New Year’s Eve. So I will tell you … Continue reading Ending The Year 2017 →

Life can be hard. Particularly as we get older, the shitstorm comes all at once. Money issues, kids having teen issues, aging parents, relationship drama, career crap. It is intense. As my wise mother says, ‘Everyone gets a turn.’ Noone is immune to the Ferris Wheel of Hard Times. While there are many guides to … Continue reading Real Ways to Navigate A Crisis →

I have a headache from the unfairness of it all. The men who said women should be decorative objects with skills in creating decorative arts and nothing more. The men who said we couldn’t vote. The men who wouldn’t let us run in the marathon, or for office, or for the right to choose for our bodies. The … Continue reading A Feminist Headache →

Right now we are going through a sexual revolution. Hugh Hefner is dead. Women are calling out their abusers. Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Tim Worner, and The President of the United States are a few of the names on the roll call. It’s not easy for women to call them out on their behaviour, and … Continue reading Women’s Business →

I find it hard to do housework unless I am stressed. This isn’t a good criterion because it means when I am not stressed, I live in a hovel. The only way I can get through the cleaning process when I am in a positive frame of mind is to: Watch YouTube videos on how to … Continue reading Cleaning House Inside and Out →

There is a Serbian word, that translated to the feeling of contentment and bliss, that delicious sense of oneness with the universe when performing simple pleasures. Those small moments that add up to a fulfilled life. A contented life. I wondered if this is pottering, the Serbian way. One of my main skills in life … Continue reading In Praise Of Pottering →

I was reading that resilience comes from talking to people about your troubles. Sharing the moments that scare or confuse you. That the act of talking it through is in itself a decision to be resilient. This year I experienced an extreme act of professional bullying. It wasn’t just aimed at me, it was aimed … Continue reading Talk About A Bad Day At Work →