*This is a collaborative post with some tips to help bring the festive season some new life this year* Feeling tired of the Christmas festive season rush? Most people find Christmas is the same thing year after year, after year. Get the Christmas present list, hope the presents arrive in the sales, get ready for […]
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So the lovely Emma over at EmmaandFamily tagged me in a post asking me some questions about Christmas to share. I thought it might be fun. What’s your favorite Christmas movie? – Home Alone 1 & 2. I don’t know why, maybe because it’s so silly and funny. My kids love them too, so we pull […]
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For me, Christmas is bittersweet. On one hand, there is the joy and magic of Christmas, and the fun and delight of family time but I balance that out with the lingering sense of loss and grief that tinges it with sadness for me, and probably always will. We have all the fun of planning […]
READ MOREChristmas can be a challenging time, for those who struggle with mental health issues. It’s supposed to be a time of joy, goodwill to all men, fun, love, and all the “nice” things we are supposed to feel. I love Christmas because my children enjoy the festivities, the gift giving, and seeing friends and family. […]
READ MOREA blogger I admire, and follow, wrote a piece for the BBC, this week, about coping with Christmas when you are struggling with mental health issues. She writes very well, and is very honest about her own struggles with her mental health and is very active in campagining for awareness of mental health issues. Last […]
READ MOREHappy New Year. I hope you all had a very peaceful and happy Christmas. We did, it was blissfully quiet and just us for the most part. Just what we needed. I have lots of rants brewing in my head, but have deliberately taken a few days off from blogging to just have time out […]
READ MOREWelcome to my Friday’s Rants from the Soap Box in my Living Room. A small space in the week where I can have a chunter about things that have made me twitch with annoyance or made me question if the world has gone mad or not…. I also linked up with MummyBarrow for her Ranty Friday. You can find […]
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