Ways to Get Out and About with Your Pets: A Guide We can safely say that out of any year we have experienced so far, 2020 is one that has led us to spend more time than ever indoors, and in turn, spending more time than ever with our beloved pets. While there were things out there to distract us and allowed us to pass the time throughout lockdown – thank you, Netflix, and Animal Crossing! – your pets were […]
Happy Christmas Holidays 2020, Happy New Year 2021 and HAPPY ELEVEN FLORENCE ! Well, a strange Christmas to go hand in hand with a strange year left us not to badly off compared to others in the country. We have been tier 2 for the festivities meaning we could still have my Mum in our bubble and still have three households meet for the actual day which was lovely as we got to have Jonny’s sister and parents (technically as […]
How To Keep Costs Under Control When You Are Growing Your Family New babies are expensive. You simply cannot escape that fact. Whether they are your first or your fifth, they all need things, from somewhere to sleep and new clothing, to nappies and feeding accessories. When you decide to welcome a new child into your family, there is a very good chance that you will need to completely reevaluate your whole budgeting strategy. The earlier that you begin to […]
5 Parenting Tips For Coping With Teenagers Being a parent of a young child is difficult. You have to deal with the temper tantrums, sleepless nights, and the stresses that come from being a new mother or father. The good news is that it gets easier as they get older. But once they hit the ripe old age of thirteen, you’ll have to battle a whole new host of problems. Teenagers are a tricky breed. Their bodies are changing and […]
Using your interests to pick your shoes Nothing says “buy me” quite like a colourful display of Nike shoes for sale. Known for their pleasing aesthetics, all of us have experienced heading straight for the Nike Sales counter based on what display looks like, before even starting to consider our individual needs. As humans, we are hard-wired to head for what is visually pleasing, but this is not the best strategy when that which is important, is not the visual […]
All The Special Things! I think we very often live in a super disposable, consumerist world which does nothing for either the environment or our own wellbeing. Fast fashion be it for the home or the body is hollow and at the end of the day leaves nothing behind but rubbish. I’m not saying it doesn’t occasionally have a place but I do wonder if we simply throw away the old for being old when we could hold on to […]
Planning For Later Life! I’m sure I wouldn’t be in the minority when it comes to finding it hard to think about death. Everything about it terrifies me and despite being an adult with a mortgage and a family and all the trappings of “life” which mean I SHOULDF think about death, though may it be long into the future, I find myself blocking it with a big dark cross over my vision. My Mum and her best friend of […]
Where Can You Get Psychotherapy Near You? Deciding that you want to have psychotherapy is a big step on your journey to happiness and one which is, as it should be, applauded. I’ve often said both on my blog and to my friends that there is no shame in needed to seek help medically be that for your body and more traditionally accepted medical issues or for your mind which you may have had a time convincing yourself to believe […]
Why Are You Anti-Psychiatrist? Is it fear I wonder when people tell me that they are anti psychiatry? Because how can one be against something that has absolutely zero chance of harming? Talking, taking holistic approaches and embracing the traditional forms of medicine, when dealing with poor mental health, are absolutely not things to be ashamed of or dismissed as being nothing. We don’t judge people or tell them not to seek medical help when they break their arms or […]
Panto In A Pickle At Norwich Theatre Royal Until Christmas Eve 2020! There are three shows on offer at Norwich Theatre Royal for this very strange and unusual of festive seasons. COVID has paid collateral damage to the arts all over the country but in Norwich, where we are tier two, our lovely theatre is doing its very best and gifting us this mini season which I wrote about extensively here. I was gifted tickets to the family friendly offering, […]
