Becoming the sandwich generation
Most of us who are lucky enough to have parents still alive will, at some point, become part of the sandwich generation. The sandwich generation…
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‘Parkrun saved my life’
My dad is making a remarkable recovery from being seriously ill with Covid-19 in December. While many younger adults who weren’t ill enough to be…
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How is lockdown 3 treating us?
So we are three weeks into lockdown 3. How is treating us? And how is it treating you? The third national lockdown wasn’t entirely unexpected….
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My virtual running medal and Covid-19
In common with most runners (except those who had booked races for January, February or early March), I didn’t run any races in 2020. The…
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My favourite blogposts of 2020
Every year, I like to share my favourites blogposts from my own blog. The other day, I shared with you my most popular posts of…
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My top posts of 2020
I’ve always blogged a lot about life with my three teenagers, although this year I’ve eased off on that a bit. Over the last few…
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2020: That was the year that was July to December
The second part of my look back at 2020, a year like no other… You can read part one here. For us, July felt like…
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Covid-19 tiers: Please follow the rules!
From today (31st December), large areas of England move into tier 4 restrictions, which is pretty much lockdown. Covid-19 lockdowns, tiers and restrictions are hard….
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2020: That was the year that was January to June
Well 2020 was certainly a year like no other, wasn’t it? Who would ever have thought we would have ended up stuck at home for…
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Coronavirus: Looking back on a year of lockdowns and restrictions
There seems to be so much to say about coronavirus. I wrote last week about the general madness and frustration of 2020. Today I want…
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Coronavirus: How did we get here?
Every now and then, even now, I just stop for a second and wonder how the hell did we get here? I look at the…
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How lockdown 2 is treating us
Well, here we are nearly two weeks in lockdown 2 – the second English national lockdown. How is it treating you? Does it feel the…
