Today I was supposed to be at two separate events. The first was the Running for Women 8k which is a fabulous event held annually in Windsor Great Park. The…
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Yesterday I blogged about my Golden Retriever, Alfie, because it was his birthday. We went for a lovely birthday walk, made extra special because it was high tide which gave…
This was Alfie this morning; he is three years old today. He is affectionate, intelligent, bouncy and has a real sense of humour. He’s always happy, first thing in the…
Last night I was talking to a very special person in my life and mentioned that I am sensing my greatest power is really in vulnerability. “Have you heard of…
It’s 11pm. A bit late for writing a blog post but I have just signed up to the Ultimate Blog Challenge again and would really like to get each of…
Yesterday I talked to my mother, Caroline, who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 23 years ago, about the Paralympic Games. I thought it might be interesting to share her perspective…
Babies live in the here and now. They cry if they are cold, hungry or wet. The problem is resolved, they stop crying and feel happy again. They don’t remember…
I went for a run this morning. I’ll never be fast; if I log a 10 and a half minute mile I’m really chuffed. The reason I keep running, despite…
Today marks a new beginning of sorts for me. My son, the Teenager, is home educated and has been for the last three and a half years. He has now…
When the Olympics were on, I wrote a post about body image, talking about women like Jessica Ennis who happen to have slim, fit-looking bodies as a by-product of all…
A brief remark on Radio 4 this morning set me thinking. The interviewee was talking about qualities he had developed as survival techniques due to the type of family he…
Inspiration. It’s a word we’ve heard a lot in the last month. We’ve all talked about how inspiring we found the Olympic athletes and there has been a lot of…