Online attacks are on the rise. It is so easy for someone to sit behind a keyboard and threaten someone else or destroy their confidence. Of course, it is an unkind thing to do, but people do not always…
The date I have chosen for the title of this blog is one etched in my mind forever. When I found out I was pregnant after trying for almost two years, I was overjoyed. I couldn’t quite believe it…
“When our little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it’s our job to share our calm, not join their chaos.” LR Knost Tantrums seem to have become commonplace in our household recently. It’s very easy to get all agitated…
Anyone who knows me well will be aware that ‘90s music still has a huge place in my heart. I get excited when Britpop bands play in Norfolk and I love rewatching performances from TOTP or TFI Friday, for…
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16th January – Halfway Through
We are now halfway through January. It may be clichéd, but I genuinely cannot believe how quickly the days are flying by. Soon it’ll be a month since Christmas Day and then it’ll be the second month of the…
Searching for inspiration for writing my blog, I went in to check on my girls as I had heard an unusual noise. I arrived to find my youngest, sat up in bed, still asleep and talking. Then it suddenly…
“Guilt is a useless feeling. It’s never enough to make you change direction–only enough to make you useless.” Daniel Nayeri, Another Faust The struggle is real. I’ve taken today and yesterday off work because I’ve been fighting a virus. Knowing…
If you’re reading this blog, it’s because I’m either ill or some emergency has cropped up. I decided to write this when I challenged myself, just in case I had reason not to write one day. I don’t think…
No amount of anxiety can change the future. No amount of regret can change the past. – Karen Salmansohn To anyone who reads my blog or knows me well, the fact I suffer from anxiety will not come as…
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” Robert Swan If you read yesterday’s blog, you will know how guilty I feel buying new items of clothing and the immense satisfaction I get…