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WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS! DO NOT READ ON IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE FINAL Monday night. Chris and I sat down with wine and snacks for the final ever episode of Game of Thrones. Expectations were high but so was the feeling of dread. We, as viewers, have invested so much in this epic show, in these […]

To the girl crying in the exam, Don’t: it isn’t worth it. It is an exam. It doesn’t judge what kind of person you are or how special your life is. The question may seem daunting but remember, everyone starts at 0. You can only gain marks, not lose them. Write about what you know. […]

The papers have arrived, the teachers are stressed. The kids probably don’t have much clue of the pressure the school is under to ‘perform’ acceptably, nor that their results will be published nationally and their school judged accordingly. This week, Key Stage 2 children, aged 10-11 will be taking their tests. Key Stage 1 children […]

This week is UK Maternal Mental Health Matters week. Savvy bloggers published and promoted posts all week. Crappy bloggers like me post at the end… And there you have it. Mental health in a nutshell. Comparing yourself to others. Finding yourself lacking. Overly self critical, even vicious. If one of my children had the same […]

Somehow, it is 2019. I seem to have lost a whole decade somewhere. You mention 10 years ago and I think Spice Girls, university, nights out drinking with friends. But that was 20 years ago. TWENTY! I have been vegetarian for 20 years. I left for uni 20 years ago. I passed my driving test […]