I listened to a podcast the other day where Wayne Dyer recounted a story from a newspaper where the writer had experienced an unusual taxi ride. The driver was dressed smartly, in a shiny clean cab. He picked up his bags and opened the door for him, and the inside Read more…
I’ve had a meditation practice for a few years now, since a client taught me Primordial Sound meditation when S was small. Since then I’ve had times where I meditated a lot, and whole months where I didn’t bother. I use the Insight Timer app to track my meditation (this Read more…
When I was about twelve, I went on a school trip to France. I didn’t like the look of the meals that were being given out, so I told them I was a vegetarian to get the better option. When I got home, I carried on with it and ended Read more…
I had an umbilical hernia repair with mesh in September 2017, having had a hernia and diastasis recti for five years. You can read about the diastasis and my experience during those five years here. I had an initial meeting with a consultant which was no longer than ten minutes; Read more…
Men always prefer to give gifts to a woman to show their love and affection. It doesn’t matter if the gift is simple or unique because the value of the present is evaluated by feelings, not by the price. Women love it when they receive something, even as small as Read more…
I’ll let you in on a little secret… but you mustn’t tell anyone. I have never liked my body. The closest I got to even tolerating it was when I was pregnant. Knowing that I was supposed to have a big belly, I embraced tight clothing for the first time in my Read more…
Here are some things I have said to myself lately: Well done Vicky, you idiot. FFS Vicky quit knocking stuff over Argh you’re so useless, you forgot to buy bananas and now you’ll have to go back to town again You’re so disorganised, now you’ve lost that note you needed Read more…
Stress is a big thing these days, with 13.3 million working days lost each year due to stress. We all feel and react to stress in our own way, but it can be a leading cause in a whole raft of both mental and physical problems including depression, anxiety, heart Read more…
Until we moved into this house, S and I had never had a garden before. Although we’d been looking forward to having an outdoor space, last summer it did get a little overwhelming, what with the lawn to mow, weeds to pull up, a whopping great grape vine taking over Read more…
Anyone that has been to my house in the last couple of years will know that it is, ahem, a little messy. Just recently though, I’ve been making a concerted effort to tidy it up! We’ve been clearing out, throwing out and organising in every room and I think we’re beginning Read more…
I know of very few people – especially parents – who aren’t looking to save money wherever they can. No matter how much money you earn, saving money here and there is always a good feeling. Here are five simple things you can do to save money at home: Look Read more…
When I was little my grandparents lived in the house where my mother grew up. My grandad was ill and slept in the room that had once been my mother’s bedroom – complete with silver ceiling and hot pink walls. He died when I was really young, so really my Read more…
Like many women, after having a baby I found myself with a diastasis recti – and then an umbilical hernia too. I lived with these for five years, and then in September 2017 I had an operation to repair the umbilical hernia. After this I had physio which has helped Read more…
If there’s one thing I’ve heard a million times by now, it’s that I’m “strong.” People tell me I’m strong, and that they could not have handled the things I’ve been through. My general reasponse when people tell me I’m “strong” is that I really don’t feel it. When I Read more…
Last year, I decided I might like to meet someone. After five years of being single, I thought it might be nice to not be quite so single any more. My first attempt at that didn’t go so well, and a friend suggested I join a dating site. I resisted, because… Read more…
I’ve written before about how I have trouble asking for and accepting help. It’s an ongoing theme in my life, but this year, I feel, has been a lesson in doing just that. It’s not so much that I’m this proud, independent single mother who wants to do everything myself; Read more…