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When Someone Shows You Who They Are – Pay Attention
The biggest lesson I have learned over the last few years is this... When someone shows you who they are, pay attention! I am almost 47,...
May 1, 20245 min read


Apr 30, 20240 min read


With A Little Help From Your Friends......
One thing I have learned as I have gotten older is just how important friendships are, and how in amongst all the craziness of life, having
Apr 21, 20246 min read


It Has To Hurt If Its To Heal.
Sometimes, in amongst the laughter, the games, the socialising and the fun, there are moments. Quiet moments that make you catch your...
Apr 5, 20247 min read


Does Love Equal Life?
So, on one of my many distracted moments scrolling through facebook throughout my day, I came across this. Like most ladies I suspect, I...
Apr 2, 20249 min read


We may not be snowflakes, but boy are we melting!
As a woman of a certain age, I'm resigning myself to certain things. For a start, girls today aren't made quite the same way now that we...
Mar 23, 20246 min read


Not My Monkeys.....
So musers, its been a funny couple of weeks. What can I tell you? Life takes the strangest turns and while you can't always change that,...
Mar 15, 20245 min read


Mums….Trying to Have a Moment to Themselves Since 3400 BCE!
A Love Letter to Motherhood As little girls, we all dream about the day our baby doll will eventually be real and will be our very own...
Mar 10, 20244 min read


I'm In The Zone.....
I don't know about you, but for me there are moments where everything just clicks. Moments where it all becomes simple. The world...
Mar 4, 20245 min read


Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
Sometimes I think I am all growed up and then someone comes into my house and tells me its like walking into a 16 year olds bedroom........
Feb 13, 20245 min read


The Hug Is Strong In This One.....
I don't know about all of you, but I love a hug. Not just a quick arms around and then let go though. It has to be a proper ninja hug,...
Jan 21, 20243 min read


Gooooossfraaabaa.....
Once upon a time there was a little girl who wanted to take on the world. She wanted to study sharks in their natural habitat, she wanted...
Jan 14, 20246 min read


I Choose Me!
And so it begins musers.... another New Year. 365 days of choices, lessons, experiences, laughter, tears, anger, happiness and all round...
Jan 7, 20246 min read


It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas......
It's that time of year again. Christmas markets, presents, parties, turkey, turkey curry, turkey sandwiches, turkey surprise.........
Dec 19, 20235 min read


Anyone can have a wedding, but it takes something special to make a marriage.... Happy Anniversary x
47 years ago today, a young couple stepped up to make a commitment to love and cherish each other till death do they part. Not long after...
Nov 27, 20236 min read


One Day.......
To Chase and Alex, One day you won't need me to rock you to sleep anymore. But until that day, I will hold you tight and feel your tiny...
Nov 23, 20233 min read


Put Your Mask On First
As you are taking off from the airport to go to sunny Spain, the flight attendants always go through a pre-flight safety brief just in...
Nov 14, 20235 min read


Call To Action.... Its Time to Make a Stand!
This blog was always supposed to be a fun thing, but sometimes you have to step up and shout out for whats right. What we are seeing...
Nov 2, 20231 min read


How To Hold 10,000 Galaxies in the Palm of your Hand.........
https://gostargazing.co.uk/events/locations/stonehaugh-stargazing-pavilion/ On Friday night, after a couple of very successful pre-date...
Oct 29, 20236 min read


Friend to None, Mother to All - A Love Letter to the Sea
There is something pure and magical, wild and untameable, terrifying, inviting, mysterious and secretive when you look out to sea. She is...
Oct 23, 20232 min read
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