Making Happy Work by Mick Timpson landed on my doorstep at probably the most appropriate time. This year has started very differently to most. I hadn’t set goals, I hadn’t done a review of last year and to be honest, I have been totally overwhelmed by my “to do list”....
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Like many women, I have spent most of my adult life on some kind of diet. If you can name a diet, I have probably tried it. However, the one belief I have always held is that if chocolate did not exist, I would have no weight problem. My love...
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I’ve talked before about working in travel and what goes wrong when you don’t check the details carefully. If you haven’t read my post about being lost in Corsica (and you fancy a giggle), then head over. However, let me take you back to my days of repping. As I have...
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The first thing I had to clean today was my blog. It’s been months since I last wrote on here and the number of updates was frightening. However, I have committed to writing a post every day in November as a way of kicking my butt back into action. Thanks...
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So today’s #Blogtober17 prompt is Car. Thankfully I am sure this one won’t take me on the same emotional journey I took yesterday. If you missed that, pop over and read about my Babies. I thought today I would share you with a car journey I once took. A very...
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I have been really crap bad recently at writing blog posts. I think because it had started to feel like a chore and I wasn’t enjoying it. I love writing though so I wanted to get back into more regular posting. Bring on #Blogtober2017 It’s a daily challenge throughout October...
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I am delighted to be joining in with a brandy new Linky. The Monday Motivation Linky (aka #TheMMLinky). For the non-bloggers who are sat wondering what on earth I am talking about, a Linky is just the jargon word for lots of people coming together to share similar themed posts...
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Just before half term, we were invited along to the opening of the Gourmet Burger Kitchen in Maidstone. Now, for those of you not familiar with the joys of Gourmet Burger Kitchen (from now one referred to as GBK), let me introduce you. “Back in 2001, three Kiwi guys including...
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Calling friends in Ireland, Canada, America, Australia, New Zealand and even here in the UK. Please help me fill in the gaps on my family tree by sharing this, far and wide. I am looking for someone to share background details on my great Grandma, Mary D’arcy 1901. I have...
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Why you do what you do? Have you asked yourself why you do it or do you just do it? Why do you write a blog? Why do you run a group? Why do you go to the gym? Why do you get up each day and push yourself to...
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I love lists. I have lists for everything you can think of. Books to read, plugins to try, gift lists, meals we like, you name it – I have a list for it. However, one list – my to do list – was becoming my nemesis. I was great at...
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I don’t know about you but I’m reaching that age when I forget why I walked into a room, what I’m looking for and yesterday, I even took the scenic route home – by scenic, I mean long and totally unnecessary! Summer Holiday Brain Mode: My brain is still in...
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It’s that time of year, relief and hoorays mixed with a tinge of sadness, a huge serving of stress and anxiety and a side helping of “why did I leave the new shoe purchases so late – again”? The time of year when we think about the calm. The Calm of...
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We were supposed to get the keys this Friday to our new “tin hut” – I love that name Kathleen – but because we wanted a pitch nearer to a parking space, we have to wait another week. So I am keeping myself busy by looking through pin after pin on...
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I love the beach, I may have mentioned it once or twice. On Friday we had to call into the new caravan park to sort out insurance and decided to have a walk down the beach along the beach wall. To get to a sandy beach is a 5 min drive...
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Oh the excitement of a fun filled new project. I think we all need a new focus at times to lift us up and get us motivated again. For the last 12 months, I have been in a strange place emotionally. I couldn’t put my finger on what was wrong....
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Let’s chat today about our beloved Members of Parliament, our MPs, the adults we elect to represent us within Parliament. Do they provide us with good examples of behaviour to share with our children or do they provide us just with examples of how not to behave? I recently...
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Previously, I had a rant about the things that really p*ss me off in the world of SEND but today, in order to start the holidays for me with a more positive focus, I am writing about the things I love about life in the SEND Minefield. Yes there are...
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Arriving into the SEND Minefield, without realising this was your destination, can be a shock to say the least. After almost 12 years of living in this Minefield, I’ve had many unexpected experiences – some of which have been fun and enjoyable (I know, who would have guessed the SEND...
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I think it is something we have all experienced, isn’t it? Negative stereotypes. The politically incorrect comments about certain nationalities, jokes about the mother-in-law, jokes about blondes, jokes about men – something we will all have certainly heard at some point. In fact, if you grew up in the 70’s, it...
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