You know that Talking Heads song? The one that goes ‘You may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife; You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?’

I often ask myself that question. Not because I have a particularly beautiful house, or a beautiful wife, but because I have other things I never seriously dreamed of having. I have a husband. I have a dog! My own dog. I have two cats and two children. Yep, two of each! I can drive a car and often have one at my disposal. I ha...