To me, reading is as vital as breathing. I am one of those people who is more likely to pack a holiday suitcase with books than bikinis.
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Sleep? What’s that?
I miss sleep! I have been a parent now for a little over 16 years and I would estimate that I have spent approximately 95% of that time wandering around in an exhausted haze. In fact, I appear to have become some sort of semi-functioning zombie. As mothers, we are all warned about the early… Continue reading Sleep? What’s that?
Memories Rather Than Gifts
Someone once told me that you won’t remember what you were given for Christmas when you were 10, but you will remember who you spent it with. On a separate occasion, another close friend pointed out that we can’t take ‘things’ with us. All we really have is our memories. The more I think about… Continue reading Memories Rather Than Gifts
Things I Wish I Could Say to 17-Year-Old Me
Wouldn’t it be great if we could go back in time and offer ourselves some insight into what was to come? I have been thinking and reflecting a lot recently, so I decided to write myself a letter filled with the things I wish I had known when I was 17. The 17-year-old version… Continue reading Things I Wish I Could Say to 17-Year-Old Me
Our children and their mental health
Did you know that the first week of February is Children’s Mental Health Week? No? Neither did I. Awareness for children’s mental health is still patchy
Whatever happened to ‘be kind’?
It’s not that long ago that the world was filled with the message to ‘be kind’. Today I had a run-in which left me in tears
10 Things You Might Not Know About Me
But, as with all of us, there is more to me than just being ‘mum’. I thought I would share with you 10 things that you might not know about me.
My Top 5 Tips for Beating Blue Monday
I thought I would share the top 5 tips which have helped me to get through bouts of anxiety and depression.
When Did Feeding Our Children Become a Luxury?
It feels like it was only yesterday that I was writing about the reality of life as a low income family…campaign to feed the UK’s hungry school children.
Music Is The Answer
No matter what the question is, music is always the answer…music is the glue that binds us all together.