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  • Why is Mental Health so taboo?

    🙂 I live in a world where we are fantastic at helping and supporting one another in a crisis. The recent floods across the north of UK saw hordes of people donate their time and energies helping those affected. And remember Alan Barnes? A disabled man who was cruelly mugged outside his home received ÂŁ150,000 from the general…

  • All you need is love

    So on Sunday it was Valentine’s Day. A merchandiser’s dream. Shops filled with shiny, red hearts <3. Ridiculous and completely useless heart <3 themed gifts. Prices of roses seemed to have tripled in price. So what is the fuss all about? The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus,  all…

  • 4 VISUALLY APPEALING WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD

    I have something to confess. I am a visual learner. There we are, I’ve admitted it publicly. Ask me to work out a maths problem in my head – virtually impossible. Give me a piece of paper so I can ‘draw’ it out with either symbols, dots or numbers then I’m fine. I will use a…

  • JUST 4 TV SPECIALS

    Are you like me and are sick and tired of wonderfully toned, skinny perfect people on tele ? One of my favourite escapes in the evening after a long, tiring day is to snuggle down with a bag of sweet (always sweet never salty) popcorn and watch TV. But more often than not I’m distracted by the characters just not…