The End of (Another) Era
Back in 2018 I wrote a post about my daughter’s time at primary school coming to an end. It felt […]
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Reflecting on 2021 and some goals for 2022
This time last year we’d just gone into lockdown again and I was busy home schooling. Just the other day
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When will things return to normal? (Some reflections from a person prone to OCD.)
Obviously, I never wanted my first blog post of the year to be about a pandemic. But here we are,
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What I did at 40
Recently on social media, people were spreading a little positivity by sharing some of the things they’ve done in their
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
Like ice-cream, every summer holiday has its own particular “flavour”. Now that both my children have returned to school and
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Reflections on a Decade of Mothering
As we near the end of the year I can’t help but look back. 2017 was a big ‘mothering year’
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The Appeal of Halloween to an HSP Who Doesn’t Like Horror
I’ve never liked horror – films or books – and the few famous films in that genre that I did
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Gifts of Nature; Summer Reminiscing
Today is a bright day, a glorious day, and I am glad of the autumn sunshine since, lately, the world
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On Feeling Invisible
Today, I am having a low day, a sad day. Today is a day to remind myself that there is
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The 100th Post! Blue Sky Tag (a Q&A with me), 5 Year Blogiversary & Giveaway
A while back, I was lucky enough to be nominated by the ever-thougtful Dawn from Journal of Dawn
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Holiday Healing
Around this time last year I wrote a post called Running on “empty” that resonated with a fair few readers.
All the Fun of the Fair – or Maybe Not?
A fortnight ago the funfair came to our small town and set up shop. This happens every year at the
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