Teens, tweens and personal hygiene
Personal hygiene is important for growing kids. I was brought up to shower every day (well, it was a bath when I was little), brush my teeth twice a day and wash my face twice a day. I wore deodorant every day from when I hit puberty. I undid my shoes when I took them off and did them back up when I put them on. I brought my kids up to do the same, really I did. So why the flip don’t they actually do them? I’ll let my...
Proud of my son
The other day, my 15 year old son, my biggest boy, did something that made me very proud. I can’t tell you what it was, because that could identify him and I’ve always been very careful not to identify my kids on my blog. But believe me when I say it made me very proud indeed. He talked to adults about a difficult subject and they were very impressed with his confidence, maturity and resilience. I feel like they probably...
Project 365 2017 Week 8
The kids went back to school after half-term and there was a real feeling of spring in the air. Here’s our week in pictures… Day 50 – Sunday 19th February – the day started with a lovely pink sky. This was taken several hours before anyone else in my house got out of bed. I watched my son’s football for the first time in a few weeks. Sadly, they were beaten 2-1, but my son scored his team’s only...
The Last Act of Love by Cathy Rentzenbrink
Last year, I read some amazing books, but I must say that I haven’t been blown away by anything I’ve read so far this year. Where have I been going wrong? I think I decided to think outside the box. I love psychological thrillers, but rather than just buy all thrillers, I decided to buy a selection of books in different genres. But nothing has really excited me all that much. So would The Last Act of Love by Cathy...