Lifestyle, Parenting, Health and Love
Bear had a terrible, serious treadmill accident and received a full-thickness friction burn when he was 4 years old. My parents had a treadmill at home but we never knew how dangerous that could really be. I was recently reminded of Bear’s accident when a friend suffered terrible burns and was hospitalised. She spoke of …
It’s been over a year now. A lovely lady (the Mum of a successful blogger in fact) and I were talking. She asked me how my blog was going. I explained that I had struggled to write since Mum died – that I found it hard to write about parenting and to do reviews etc, …
“yes, my Mum died in January. It was very quick, very sudden” “I know, better that it wasn’t all drawn out” “well, we’re ok. We cope. one day at a time. One foot in front of the other. It’s all you can do really.” “Bear’s doing ok mostly. He gets very sad but thankfully he …
Two weeks ago, the kindest, most selfless and caring person that I have ever known, my Mum, died. But don’t worry, I’m ok as she’ll be back soon. Ok, I know how that reads. You’re either wondering if I’m talking about her ashes coming home or her spirit living on somehow, but I mean what …
In 3 days time, I’ll be bald. Depending on when you happen upon this post, I may already be bald. Don’t ruin the surprise, don’t click away to see what I look like, read about why. Why is a 38yr Single Mum with Chronic Illness shaving her head? Cancer. No, not me. I’m not beating …
Wow. I’ve blogged my crafts that I’m sort of contracted to do, but other than that, my blog has been pretty quiet and bare. Life as a single parent with chronic illness is tricky. I’ve been meaning to write an update post for months but I’ve never known how to start it. So. Where do …
What is Universal credit and why am I feeling inspired by it? I imagine a lot of you will have heard about it on the news. It was the flagship policy of Ian Duncan-Smith’s welfare reforms and began to be implemented from 2013. It has taken it’s time but it has reached me in North …
It’s been quite a while since I wrote about my health and I know that I have a few new readers that wonder why I use crutches so I thought I would write an update as it’s been over a year – is it Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Crohns? The back story in short is that I …
What does it feel like to have a mammogram? In the UK, women aged 50 – 70, are (if registered with a GP) offered routine breast screening every 3 years. In England, the age range is being extended to include all women aged 47–73 by 2016. You may also find yourself with a Mammogram appointment …