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Get out there
I’m not what you’d call a natural sportsperson. When I was a teenager, I was much happier in the...
Write it out
The first lockdown was really hard on us all. One of the key things that helped get me through it...
Get out there
I’m not what you’d call a natural sportsperson. When I was a teenager, I was much happier in the library than in the gym, and only attended PE lessons at High School for the first year, after which I realised that if you didn’t turn up to the first class of term to...
Write it out
The first lockdown was really hard on us all. One of the key things that helped get me through it was journaling. It can sound a little “teenager” and many people don’t know where to start with it, so I thought I’d share how I was doing it in lockdown. Writing at a...
Break Up Planning
Sadly a married couple we are close to suddenly and unexpectedly split up last year. It’s got me thinking again about a conversation that I think all couples should have when times are good: “if we were to split up, how would we want to do it?” My husband and I talk...
Eat more plants
Growing up, I was one of those hippy kids who already knew what hummus even though it was still the 80s. I’d go to a birthday party at McDonald’s and order a cheeseburger, not understanding that there would be a piece of meat under my cheese. When offered lasagne for...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! I hope that you had an amazing festive period and are starting the year on a high! January is typically a time when lots of us reassess our lives and set ourselves some new goals. What goals have you got for this year, and how do your new year’s...
Happy Birthday to Me!
It’s almost my birthday. 37. Late 30s. Almost 40. Those statements should sound scarier than they do. I feel very lucky to have found so much joy in my life and to feel so settled before I’m 40. I’ve done all the usual milestones: marriage, mortgage, motherhood,...
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all of my followers! I hope that you have the most wonderful Christmas ever, and I hope that it is boringly normal after two Christmases lost to the pandemic! I absolutely adore Christmas, family and friends all coming together in their sparkliest...
Christmas Grief
In 2020, like so many people, I suffered a bereavement during the coronavirus pandemic. We had to face difficult decisions as a family around shielding and visiting, trying to get the balance right between seeing and supporting my mum in her final weeks, seeing and...
Money makes the world go round
Christmas time can be a stretch for everyone financially with presents to buy, extra mouths to feed, decorations to buy and power, meals and parties and drinks and shiny outfits to pay for. This year though it is even worse for many people who have already been...
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