My Ghosts and Me part 3

I don't want you to think I had an unhappy , because I didn't. I had the childhood I had, it was all I knew. I know now I had a tough childhood. In secondary school I had very low esteem, but I was independent. I knew how to fend for myself, I was confident…

Thank you❤️

Yes, this is for you, so carry on reading. This blog is less than a year old. It rose from the ashes of not one, but two previous blogs that I just could not gel with. One proved too painful to write, the other was too wishy washy. It had no clear direction. The research…

Good luck Rosie and Luke….

I have decided, rightly or wrongly that now is the time to let my first born go.... So far it remains titleless. I am told that is not a word.....I know the book is good, because my friends told me so.....But seriously, it's now three years since I finished editing it and received comment from…

I’m fat… I’m over 40….

I now wear a size uk14/16....I used to wear a size uk8...does that matter? No, it doesn't, or it shouldn't, I am still the same person whatever size I am. I'm over 40, I'm not using that as an excuse. It's true, after 40 your metabolism changes, but also your outlook for on life changes,…

Regrets, no I don’t regret anything

I have always had a belief that things happen for a reason. Maybe even are preordained for us. We have choices to make all through our lives, some of these choices bring happiness, some sadness, some bring fulfilment, some disappointment. I believe it is how we deal with the end emotion that triggers regret or…

A Shadow of my Life

Barbara looked in horror at the dress her mother proudly held up. The all too familiar Marks & Spencer label was clearly visible so it hadn't been cheap, & there would be no discussion about whether she liked it or not.          ' Well go on then. Try it on' her mother was saying whilst shaking…