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Back in 2017, I nervously attended my first blogging conference. Blog On was a twice yearly conference in Manchester and it felt liberating to drive myself that far from home and bravely meet some super famous bloggers.   In 2019 the conference became annual and  moved to Bracknell, only 15 minutes away from me! Then […]

Do you believe in ghosts? I do. Well, spirits to be specific. I believe that we are escorted to the next world by someone we trust. In 2006, I kept seeing a cat in our house out of the corner of my eye. It wasn’t our own cat who was sometimes on my lap when […]

I am not a quitter. When I set my mind to something then that is it! Take Blogtober for instance. It is now November so I am obviously a little late finishing! It has been tough for the last couple of months because work has been very busy. Blogging has been more panicked but I […]

My new mantra is practice makes progress. Not perfect or there won’t be anything left to strive for. This has been true this year with the Couch to 5k. When I started, the small steps to complete the run seemed insurmountable and the full 30 minute non stop run was out of my league. Each […]

Photos are so important to remember people, special occasions, the ordinary days. They are a link to the past, shared memories and a record for the future. We won a photo shoot over the summer and I used it as an excuse to get the kids together for a joint school photo to celebrate the […]