It’s nearly December, it’s been a tough year, a particularly tough autumn/winter and you have a busy month ahead. We all bang on about self-care but how does that seem possible when time is so precious right now and money is tight? One thing is for sure, if you don’t Read more…
As we head towards Christmas we are bombarded with image of how Christmas “should” look – whether it’s large raucous families around a festive table piled high with food and drink or indulgent gift guides in magazines where they suggest “little prezzies” that probably require a 2nd mortgage to purchase, Read more…
I love reading! It’s my “go to thing” at times of stress, when I want to escape, I read before I go to bed, I read in the evenings, I read whenever I get a spare five minutes – it takes me somewhere else, I switch off and relax even Read more…
I know that you really don’t want to think about Christmas, but I expect you are already worrying about it, particularly with the financial pressures we have right now but it’s not going anywhere, and we need to plan to minimise the anxiety If you would like to feel Read more…
Remember…a layer of dust protects the Wood beneath it. When I was growing up and a teenager visiting various homes of friends, I became very aware of others surroundings, the homes they lived in and sometimes the differences in their homes to mine. Don’t get me wrong, I too had Read more…
There will be lots written about grief and grieving at the moment and rightly so, it’s a hugely personal experience that affects everyone very differently and there is a variety of “help & support” for those grieving but what about the immense sad feelings we can have which feels Read more…
I LOVE September, I have always loved September even when we were going back to school. It wasn’t the going back to school bit that I loved, I hated school, but I loved that feeling of new beginnings whether it was a new school uniform, new shoes or the best Read more…
As we head at alarming speed towards the school summer holidays I talk to more and more parents, particularly mums who are already investing a whole lot of energy in planning things to do that will entertain, educate, interest, motivate, inspire and a whole host of other things for their Read more…
With the cost of living causing concern for so many and people really having to tighten their belts and think about what they’re spending money on, it’s always a tricky one when we get invited to something social, particularly over the summer where there are likely to be weddings, barbecue’s, Read more…
I’m not talking about other peoples’ here, I’m talking about our own! We all have those days where we wake up feeling a little grumpy, where we know that we have a short fuse. We find ourselves snapping at the silliest of things – somebody leaves something somewhere they shouldn’t, Read more…