Back to Basics
I’ve been thinking about this blog a lot recently. It has been woefully neglected this year and while part of the reason for this is because my attentions have been elsewhere – dips, work and…
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Doing our bit for Sport Relief
For the last few years, I have joined Team Honk – a group of bloggers who fundraise for Comic and Sport Relief – to raise money for people living in extreme poverty here in the…
Portfolio Working
A portfolio career is something that has intrigued me for a while, but it is really only something I started to put any effort into shaping for myself a few months ago. If you are not familiar with the term,…
I Didn’t Win
I am always telling my son that not everything is about winning or losing, and sometimes the biggest enjoyment can come just from the thrill of the race. This is usually when he is not the…
Are you a Radiator or a Drain online?
I think it was Oprah Winfrey who once said that people can be divided into two camps – radiators and drains. Radiators beam warmth, kindness, love, happiness and enthusiasm. They smile when you walk into a room, are…
Life before social media
I joined Facebook in 2007. I didn’t really want to sign-up, nor did I particularly understand what it was used for. Especially when people I had not seen or heard from in years started poking me. But then…
Scared of Blogging
I’ve been writing about my life on the internet for a little over 4-years. I have told stories about my family, shared my experiences of miscarriage, confided many of my insecurities, and trusted you with all the wonky…
Team Honk! Danceathon for Comic Relief
When Team Honk first announced they were planning to get 500 bloggers together to dance for 6-hours non-stop at The Comic Relief Danceathon at Wembley, I hesitated for a while before officially signing up. Not because…
Talking About the M-Word
I spent most of Saturday afternoon at BritMums Live DREADING having to get up and read a post out at the Blogger’s Keynote. I knew this would happen. I do not get nervous walking into a room full…
Blogger’s Keynote at BritMums Live
Two years ago, I stood on the stage at Britmums Live and read out a post to 500 people about being hungover. Ironically, I was secretly pregnant at the time and had not touched a drop…
