At an AGM in my daughter’s school this week and belatedly signed up to the committee. Belatedly, because it is now 15 years since my son started in this school and I am finally volunteering.

There was a very interesting talk on Mindfulness. Only drawback was that the soft spoken speaker did not project her voice even though she was speaking to a room full of people, not one-to-one.

It’s a pet hate of mine and something I really admire about Americans. Public speaking seems to come naturally to most Americans, while Irish people tend to be the exact opposite.