A little while ago, I had a minor contretemps with one of my clients. A mini-disagreement, if you like. This would be highly unusual (never happen) with one of my gentle, people-pleasing Lovelies. But it’s not that unusual (regularly happens) with one of my strong-willed, successful Lonelies. On the...
A friend and I had a trip to Hull Fair this week. It’s the largest travelling fair in Europe, and one of the oldest. The first charter granting permission for the fair to be held was granted in 1278! My inner child had a whale of a time,...
“I won’t buy any more books, until I’ve read all the ones I’ve got, she said. Then she laughed and laughed” Anon I have a confession to make. My name’s Christina and I’m a read-aholic. I’m a book addict, a book hoarder, a book adorer. Not much makes me...
When I was searching for an image for this blog, I came across some incredibly cute twin pictures, but when I saw the look of glee on this little boys face as he was choking his twin brother, I just knew it had to be...
Picture, if you will, two small children playing on a playground. It’s previously been raining and there are still some little puddles here and there. Both children are with their Mothers. Child A is having a wonderful time. She’s on the swings, then the roundabout, then the big slide,...
Do you use the “F” word a lot? I attended a Women in Business lunch and learn session this week. It was all about PR. My friend is a very seasoned journalist, TV reporter and PR expert and she was giving a talk on it. PR is all about...
“When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future” Queen Elizabeth II I started working with a new client this week – let’s call her Karen. Within the first few...
If you look up the word pleasure in the dictionary, it gives you 3 different alternatives. It can be a noun, an adjective and a verb. Wow, it must be important! Noun - A feeling of happiness and joy or an event or activity from which one derives...
I’ve been reading some very sad statistics this week. The WHO estimates that anxiety and depression have risen by a massive 25% since the pandemic. The Office of National Statistics found 21% of adults in the UK experienced some kind of depression in 2021. That’s more than twice...
When I was a girl, lots of my family holidays were to Southern Ireland. My Mum was Irish, so every summer we would return to Ireland to visit her family. One of my fondest memories was playing with my siblings and cousins on the river which ran...