Pay it Forward 2011: Giving

“Pay it forward 2011: I promise to send something handmade to the first 5 people who leave a comment here. (I promise!) They in turn must post this and send something they make to the first 5 people who comment on their status. The rules are that it must be handmade by you and it [...]

Seven easy ways to kick start your weight-loss campaign.

You can see from the column on the right that I keep an eye on a fair numbers of bloggers, some regularly, some intermittently. As it’s the beginning of a new year, a number of these wonderful bloggers have posted their Resolutions for 2011, weight loss frequently being chief amongst them. Rosie Scribble has had [...]

My Christmas Message

It’s not been the best year. I started 2010 housebound, trapped inside by snow, pregnancy and SPD. I was in unbearable pain, resenting the baby I was carrying, frustrated with myself for feeling such resentment and self-pity. Even when Dimples arrived, the pain didn’t stop, the resentment didn’t go away, the frustration lingered. And so [...]