MUM'S BLOG

When Helen was a teenager she tried to persuade me to try yoga. I was uninterested. My perception was that yoga involved a lot of sitting...

March already! I've been willing away the winter, but now it really all needs to slow down a bit. Spring is not to be rushed through, but...

I find myself in an unusual situation this week. On Saturday, Paul and I set off at 11am in the bright sunshine. We had visions of a 40...

I know I'm slightly strange, but discomfort and I are pretty good friends. I am used to it being present in several aspects of my daily...

February is here already. Happy to declare that I am still on track for my positivity and self care goals set in January (most of the...

I'm not a winter person. It's the most horrible time of the year. I retreat into my cocoon of dissatisfaction and gluttony, each fuelling...

I'm a shocker for looking forward; to holidays, next weekend, later on and, of late, to retirement. I make plans and lists, colour code...

I was born in a small village near Ross-on-Wye in the winter of 1964. My sisters, aged 5, 9 and 11 at the time, say that I had a square...

Hi, I’m Julie. Can’t imagine anybody will read this, but here goes… So, who am I? Well, I’m a 57 year-old woman; a daughter, mother,...