Many years ago, I worked as a meals-on-wheels delivery driver. I truly loved that job. I delivered meals to the elderly and vulnerable. To some of the service users I was truly a lifeline for them, I was sometimes the only person they would see from one day to the next. I loved chatting to the service users about their lives, they all had so many stories to tell and they enjoyed being able to tell someone. If ever I couldn't get ...

Do you feel stuck with your life? Are you living in fear, physically from a partner or family member? Are you suffering from depression and wonder where you'll get motivation to do anything, never mind have a life that you truly dream of? Are you bankrupt and wondering where your next meal is coming from? Are you caring for a child that pushes you to your limits? When you feel stuck, all theses situations feel unsurmountable. You feel there's no way things can come good ...

As a mother of three daughters and a grandmother to two boys, come the school holidays, it's always been a challenge as to how to keep them occupied. Yes there are theme parks that can give you thrills a minute, and yes there are science museums that you can interact with displays and get static in your hair, but these are soon over and the cries of "I'm bored" are never far away. With my daughters all grown up, it is ...

Glee, the TV series started in 2009. It was a show set in an American high school about the school choir and their individual stories. This show made singing in a choir cool and many choirs sprouted up on the back of it. Studies have shown that singing in a choir is good for your mental health and wellbeing, and I will be discussing how and why this is. The Glee show was a feel good show and it started the year ...

We all need to let our inner child play out once in awhile. Doing some fun activities that we probably haven't done since we were a child. Then we can come back and re-focus with renewed energy and vigour. Ready to take on the world!  Here are 7 ways you can do that; Paddle in the sea Even if you've got long trousers on. Let them get wet. Stop being so sensible! Look how children love running along the shore edge chasing the ...

I think my new life started for me the day my, first husband, tried to hurt one of my daughters. My eldest daughter stood up to him and had to pull him off her younger sister. He was always an angry, aggressive man and always verbally abused me and the threat of violence was always there, but he never showed he would be violent to my daughters - until that day.  I didn't care and love myself enough and just "put ...

I have decided to designate my Friday blogs as FUN FRIDAY! Fun is good for your body and mind. Let's all get that Friday feeling. I have my grandsons on a Friday which i am so thankful for. My fun with my grandsons probably involves going to the park, or Rhymetime classes or simply painting hand prints and getting very messy. These are simple pleasures that my grandsons find delightful, and once I let my inner child play, I have so much fun myself. ...

Can you imagine living the life of your dreams? Truly?Imagine it right now, it's ok theres no-one else here to hear you. You can be as big or outrageous as you want to be. It's YOUR dream. So, you have your dream all visualized, now it's time to plan and intend it. Put all the meat on the bones of your dream, so that you can feel it, touch it, smell it, enjoy it. Think of it as a project to work on. I used exactly the ...

What's Important To You? People often ask me what is important to me and I will always say my family. My family are the reason why I started an online education, so that I may provide a better quality way of life for my family and I. I was a single parent for many years and the well-being and happiness of my children was always important for me, so I took low paid, unskilled jobs so that I could fit in looking ...