


5 reasons why I left teaching and the impact of that decision
I had my first job when I was 15 and still at school. Earning a wage (even though I was on 1.25 an hour in 1992) at such a young age really taught me the value of money, how to save for and appreciate the things I could buy for myself and essential skills such as...
9 signs you’re not ready to let go of Love Island just yet – take the quiz
Until the 2018 series of Love Island, I had never watched a single episode of the ITV2 programme. In all honesty I wasn’t particularly interested in this one but the first episode aired on the night I was sitting at the side of my sons hospital bed as he...
World Friendship Day ~ Who makes the cut and why?
30th July marks World Friendship Day which has naturally got me thinking about the very topic of friends. I don’t have loads of friends anymore. Gone are my younger days when I looked to the group of high school students I was a part of to define who I was and I...
Tattoo or not tattoo ~ that is the question!
Ok, so before I launch into this blog you should know that my decision on the tattoo front has nothing to do with the fact that I turn 39 and 12 months in November and am having some sort of crisis ( I’m even struggling to use the numbers 0 and 4 in the correct...
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