Today I spent two wonderful hours doing homework for Julia’s class teacher. As the class are writing their autobiographies at the moment he wanted us to do a write-up of our children, complete with illustrations and anecdotes. Later he’s going to paste these mini-essays into the children’s
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Laughter – so infectious, so freeing, so healing. Laughter relaxes the whole body. A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after. Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting
Read more →Each new year we turn to our loved ones and wish them happiness for the year ahead. I wholeheartedly wish the same for you! We had a fabulous New Year’s eve with my sister Caroline, her husband Ian and my niece Fiona at a cottage we’d all
Read more →Over the weekend I had the inspiration to walk around with this badge pinned to my coat. What a great thing it was! People just loved it and I gave out many hugs to people I would have otherwise just have exchanged the odd polite word with.
Read more →Today I spent the day with fellow parents at the children’s school creating crafts to sell at our Advent Fair in November. I never fail to get uplifted by working in community. It seems a vital part of being human this coming together for mutual and wider
Read more →Where did I go? Down a technological black hole! I’m sure you’ve been here – sucked in by an issue with a computer and unable to claw yourself back to the real world. Last night I took this to an extreme – up to 1am trying to
Read more →‘I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.’ ~ Martha Washington, wife of George Washington~
Read more →Sometimes all you need to lift your day is an exuberant and generous little film of people having fun: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri9PpFVyVhE?rel=0&w=560&h=315] Enjoy!
Read more →It’s late, I’m in bed, and all hot from having had my computer sitting on my lap for too long. I’ve heard it’s terribly bad for your sleep to spend the twilight moments before shutting your eyes getting cosy with keyboard and screen. But what’s a girl
Read more →I know I know, it’s old but just had this on full blast with the kids and a couple of their friends and we all spontaneously started dancing. Go on give it a go! Americano – Yolanda Be Cool & DCup coraz�n recuerde No tome el “m�ximo
Read more →Today we went to the Westonbirt Arboretum’s Tree Fest. After a couple of hours of touring all the wonderful wood-related stalls and events, I thought about this challenge and how to make an already good day even better. What does it take? After having a pint of
Read more →Cuddling up with Sasha whilst watching a BBC documentary on Komodo dragons. Sasha loves his lizards. He was finding them all over the place in Italy this month and giving them pet names! Here’s Toby:
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