My Biggest Hurdle Has Been Overcome… Where do I begin? Yes, I know, from the beginning…but blimey it’s been a bonkers busy few weeks since my last blog. Speaking of…
Learning To Let Go (again) It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog. On a few occasions during this hiatus, readers have sent me messages asking when…
Gratitude Comes in all Guises Half-term. A time I look forward to purely for lay-in purposes and peace and quiet. I don’t see my kids at the best of…
Turning 50. It’s ok…I think. Grrr. FIF…TEE. FIFTY. FIDDY. FIF-DEE…or FIT-TIE. Ugh. Half a century old. This year I’m going to be HALF A CENTURY OLD!!! Excuse the outburst…
Acceptance… A word that conjures so many feelings; be they positive, negative or confusion. Reflecting on events over the last few weeks, I tweeted (…
Misspent… A word that conjures so many connotations. A misspent youth, a misspent childhood, a misspent talent. So much can be misspent. But what about…
It’s Not Often I’m Lost for Words… … but my boy left me stumped. He does regularly, if I’m honest with the questions he poses. It started during half term break…
Priorities vs Aspirations It’s no secret that my kids, although grown up, take up a lot of my time. Each one is at different stages in their…
When Social Media Goes Right… Believe it or not, I’m actually quite shy. Mmmaybe shy’s the wrong word. When I’m faced with groups of people I don’t know —…
The Three Words That I Love to Hear… …BACK TO SCHOOL No three words are more beautiful than those. Even if Jake Gyllenhaal told me ‘I love you’, I’d be happy but…