I once heard health anxiety described as a water balloon. The thinking behind that was, once you squashed one hideous symptom another would pop up, right next to it and over and over it would go. The moment you have a squashed victory at one end, it would swell up on the other side. Yet another scary symptom with horrific …
Core Values
“It is health which is real wealth, and not pieces of gold and silver” – Mahatma Gandhi As a typically stressed person, who is always thinking that something bad is around the corner, getting ill really knocks me off my perch. I’m not talking about a cold or an irritating cough, I’m talking really sick. The kind that has you …
18 Houses
This week, for reasons best known to someone else, I sat down and wrote with surprising accuracy; the addresses of all the houses I have lived in since birth. I never had that childhood home brimming with memories to cherish. That stable history of addresses, consisting of a couple of street names, that can be recalled with ease. I have …
And They’re Off!
We are in full swing for the autumn term. The summer holidays are a distant memory and I am now doing what I do best, making lists. Endless lists. Lists of children’s parties, locations, times and present ideas. Lists of important school dates, trips, panto’s and this year’s Harvest Festival. Christmas lists, yes I’m that mum that has already …