I love blogging I do, and I've missed you all while I've been away! So, to celebrate my return, and thank you for not leaving me, I'm pleased to announce this mega-comp! As I've always been keen to welcome dads. as well as mums, I hope this prize will appeal to everyone!
Saturday 5 July 2014
The Techy Mega-Giveaway!
Thursday 3 July 2014
Juice Plus, A Sceptic's Perspective
Recently, a few of my friends have been extolling the virtues of Juice Plus, so I thought I'd try some, to see what all the fuss was about. I will admit, I decided to try it before I'd really investigated the process properly, but once I'd committed, I just had to see it through! Read on, to find out how I got on and what I learned about myself.
Sunday 29 June 2014
Unconditional Love
I don’t like it when you’re cross with me, cos I don’t
understand.
I try to listen carefully to everything you say,
But sometimes there are lots of words and I start to lose my
way!
Sunday 15 June 2014
Sunday 25 May 2014
Depression, Postnatal and Beyond.
A new study, conducted by researchers in Australia, has really got me thinking. It was about depression, and how new research shows that mothers are more likely to suffer depression when their child is four, than when they are newborn. You can read more about it here. The focus for many years has always been on the post-natal, first few months after giving birth and, in my experience, access to the right services to deal with mental health issues falls away dramatically after this time. In the very early months, Health Visitors and other professionals are trained to look out for the signs that you might not be coping. They know what questions to ask and can arrange help fairly quickly, should things go wrong.
Thursday 15 May 2014
Effort-Proofing the Garden!
Late last year I organised a project to redefine a garden area at the school where I'm a Governor. I was very lucky to have the help of Almondsbury Garden Centre, who were brilliant, generously donating loads of materials and designing a low maintenance, tactile, visual area, that really appealed to the senses. Here is the 'before and after' picture, so you can see what I mean...
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