Talks about my autobiography

I have been so busy going to different venues talking about my autobiography 'Dropping the Habit' that I have forgotten to blog! It has been such a rewarding experience and so varied too. From speaking to ladies in the Guild of St Helena in Sandhurst to travelling up to the Irish Women in Birmingham and going to the various Womens' Institute groups...... it has all been enriching and rewarding. Why? Because I am always made to feel so welcome and people seem to be genuinely interested in the very different type of life I led from the age of 14 to 47. 32 years in the convent is half my life now. Is it any wonder that I was thoroughly institutionalised. I suppose the greatest loss I experience is that I never formed close relationships with my immediate family. Because they have lived their own lives for so long they seem to forget that I am the eldest and sometimes need to be included. Still, I am fortunate in having opportunities now that I thought I would never have had.