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2025: The Year of the Eulogy

I didn’t expect 2025 to begin with reflection on endings, but this has become, for me, the year of the eulogy. Last August, my dad died. And for the first time in my life, I had to write and deliver a eulogy. For him. It was something I approached with quiet dread, unsure whether IContinue reading “2025: The Year of the Eulogy”

Pandemic Christmas Shopping – My top 10 shop local recommendations

It takes a lot to beat Amazon when it comes to online shopping. Especially if you have Prime. Remote control Airplane, indoor fireworks, hair straighteners and the Spyro Xbox One game are on my most recent order history. Amazon is reliable, fast and competitive price wise. It has a place in my life, and I amContinue reading “Pandemic Christmas Shopping – My top 10 shop local recommendations”

CoVid19 Top 10 Podcasts

So we are three months on from our initial CoVid19 lockdown. With an 8 year daughter and a 10 year old son – locked in with us. We were left in charge of home learning – it wasn’t long before we realised that we most definitely were not cut out to be teachers and lackedContinue reading “CoVid19 Top 10 Podcasts”

I am an ICU trained nurse who wont be helping out during the pandemic – and it hasn't been an easy decision to make

A lot of people have told me that I should consider starting a blog. Writing is something that runs in our family. My grandmother was a writer. For twenty years I have considered following in her footsteps but never had the gumption to do it. Quite frankly, I don’t think anything I have to sayContinue reading “I am an ICU trained nurse who wont be helping out during the pandemic – and it hasn't been an easy decision to make”