Confessions of a Single Mother: The Strongest Connection of All

“Nothing in the world could come between us, in those few moments, we were untouchable.” I’ve been meaning to write … More

Confessions of a Single Mother: Her Good Deed

“Yes, you can!” I wasn’t overly keen on parking along the road by Maia’s nursery, but it was either that … More

For the Love of Charity Shops: This Week’s 5 Novels

“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.” ― Khaled Hosseini … More

A Brief Encounter with Nursing

“You’re studying Nursing?” “Yep!” “Wow…good for you” *Is it?! I don’t know! Have I fucked up? HELP ME!* The thought … More

5 Things that made me Smile this week

5 Things that brightened up my week: 1. WATERSTONES AND IT’S MAGICAL LITTLE CHILDREN’S SECTION Although Maia was more attracted … More

61 Questions with Artist and avid Gardener Ruth Garwood

“I think people are always full of surprises and that on the whole people do the best they can.. I … More

Dear Twenty-Something: Trust in your unique path.

“..Each of us is unique and every life is different. The gift of being human is that we have deep … More

Happiness by Design: What I learnt after 100 Days of Happiness

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain”. – Maya Angelou. … More

Chew your food, not your worries

I’ve found it extremely hard this year to be strict with what I put on my plate (and sometimes it … More

The Bitch

If depression is a bitch, anxiety is that bitch’s not so little side kick. They’re best friends, spend a lot … More