So my daughter had her last exam for her Masters degree yesterday. My mother had asked me to visit, but I’d told her that I needed to stay in so that I could manage any disturbances on my daughter’s behalf […]
“Always We Hope” is a poem by Lao Tau that we were introduced to in our work Mindfulness course last week and it’s a great reminder of how to we need to do more “being” rather than do more “doing” […]
I was sent a press release about the 20 most stressful things about parenthood that included; the nightly teeth-cleaning battle, the bedtime routine and the dreaded school run. A poll of 2,000 parents found the average mum and dad spend […]
My house is currently bursting at the seams with stress. I am not sure I can take anymore and woe betide (did I actually just say that?) a lightbulb or a washing machine or another bill that goes wrong. I […]
So the Office for National Statistics have found that respondents in the 40-59 age bracket have the lowest levels of satisfaction and the highest levels of anxiety. Middle age stress abounds and happiness has dropped off the richter scale for […]
PRINCE is dead. At the age of 57. What is going on? Victoria Wood, also much too young, died yesterday and I’m wondering whether there has been an abnormal number of deaths this year already amongst the musicians or whether […]
To be honest, I am really not feeling the “Joy of Parenting” at the moment. More the “Deep Stress of Parenting”. Or if I’m really honest, the “Fuck This, I’ve had enough of parenting”. For a start, I seem to […]
GOOD LUCK to all you parents out there trying to manage your children’s exam stress. I don’t seem to be able to get this exam stress stuff under control in our house – my children either have exam stress in […]
To everyone out there in the midst of exam fever – GOOD LUCK and may the force be with you….when I hugged my daughter goodbye this morning and wished her all the luck in the world, I did wonder to […]
It feels rather like the perfect storm in my house at the moment – too many teenagers, too many hormones, exams, job interviews, GCSE choices, homework, me running around being busy, STUFF. STUFF. STUFF. I know that this is pretty […]
Hmmm. If it is indeed the season to be jolly, why is it that I keep wanting to tell everyone (only in my head you understand) to f*ck off? I’m already feeling massively stressed AND THERE ARE STILL DAYS TO […]
My “Live Love Laugh” lifestyle mantra is being severely curtailed by a number of things. Mainly, real life, which doesn’t always naturally fit in to any of the above categories. I can give you two examples for this. One is […]
