Mother’s Day … I wonder?
I’ve been in two minds whether to blog about this. Truth be told, I’m still not sure so I’m typing word by word with no idea if I’ll hit publish at the end of this or not. Unless you’ve had your head buried in the sand recently, you couldn’t have missed the fact that it’s [...]
I’m Big, I’m Bold, I’m 30 and I’m Beautiful
Ya, you read it right. It’s like a miracle that came out of nowhere. Or more specifically came out of a conspiracy between my sister and a photographic studio in Cheltenham. After finishing at the 9-5 (or thereabouts) I grabbed the dogs, leapt into the car and whizzed through torrential rain and snow (snow!?) to [...]
Shifting Sands
I woke up today and decided my attitude needed a shift. I had a rough few weeks a couple of weeks ago, and I’ve been feeling a little sorry for myself on and off ever since. Self-pity just isn’t my bag. Like flourescent yellow, it just doesn’t suit me. Some things I wanted didn’t turn [...]
Working it out
This morning, I was woken by a wet nose in my ear as my dog decided it was time for me to wake up, and I’d been lying in for far too long and I found myself springing out of bed like a gazelle. Not, for once, for fear of what the dogs would do [...]
Courage is not knowing enough to be scared
Sometimes, when the sh*t hits the fan, all you can do is power on through it until you come out the other side. People, quite often, wonder how you got through it and fill you chock full of compliments on your bravery and courage but the truth is quite often less glamorous. A while ago [...]