Tweet It can be very easy to become preoccupied with the stresses and strains of everyday life, and take the good stuff for granted, even to the point of ignoring theĀ all the fabulous reasons to be happy in favour of coping with the things that add to our troubles or make us grumpy (for me […]
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Mobile phones… a godsend or a curse?
Tweet My seven-year-old son has been known to ask when he can have a mobile phone… after all he is “the only one in my class without one!”, which, of course, makes me the worst mother ever (I think you’re not, son). I really fail to see the need for a child to have a […]
Twelve Months of Memories
Tweet It is New Year’s Eve, and I have been reminiscing over the past year. It hasn’t been a spectacular year, and there isn’t one event that particularly stands out, but it certainly hasn’t been a bad year either. Anyway, for better or worse, I have decided to share some of the strongest memories with […]

Do you fit?
Tweet Do you have a group of friends where you just fit? Maybe you have several? Confession time. I have never been one of the cool crowd. At school, I mixed with everyone, but although I had lots of friends and could flit from one group to another in the common room, there was never […]