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Thursday Photo #172

Thursday Photo #172

At the beginning of every week, I decide that this one will be quieter. We’ll do less, stay at home more. Perhaps potter around the shops. But then Libby asks me to do something, usually an item from her summer holiday list. And I remember that in a couple of weeks, she’ll be in a classroom and I’ll be sitting at home without her. So work goes on hold for another day, and off we go again. This week’s escapades On Thursday, we headed to Drayton Manor for the day. The girls wanted different things as usual, with Libby heading for the…

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Being a work from home mum

It pays to be friendly in business

It pays to be friendly in business

Before going self-employed I held numerous roles, all of which put me in contact with questionable characters. And I don’t mean clients, I mean my colleagues. Since then I’ve worked hard to put myself into a position where I take on the work I want to do and turn down the rest. I charge set fees but better still, I choose who I work with. My criteria for working with someone 1. Respect If someone emails me asking me to do something for them and they’re going to give me the sum total of nothing in return, they don’t respect me. That…

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To the mum who turned a blind eye

To the mum who turned a blind eye

I saw your children playing together. You mums were chatting nearby. How sweet to see your girls getting along so well. Two good friends holding hands, taking turns, whispering together and sharing secrets. My little girl saw them too. She didn’t know them, but they were only a bit older than her and she was so excited to find someone to play with. She went bounding over with a huge smile on her face and made it her mission to join in with their game. I saw her copying them, trying to get their attention. Soon, they were playing a different…

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Embracing positivity: Why it’s not for me

Embracing positivity: Why it’s not for me

Every time I turn on the computer, I read a blog, article or meme telling me how to be happy. It seems that the latest craze is all about embracing positivity and learning happiness. Well I’m afraid I for one won’t be doing it. Do I want to be happy? Of course I do, who doesn’t? But I want to be happy in my own skin, satisfied with my own life and content that I am having a positive impression on the world and not impacting negatively upon it. I don’t want canned happiness that comes from someone teaching me what I…

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Being a work from home mum

Teaching kindness

Teaching kindness

Every day the media bombards us with the bad side of humanity. Terrorism, murder, rape, child abuse, cruelty to animals. The list goes on. Among all the bad news though, there is often a little reminder that most of us are naturally kind. Good news stories at the end of the local news, awards for unsung heroes, news bites on certain websites. Hashtags that take the world by storm, particularly following terrible events. The #illRideWithYou hashtag that has been trending over the past few days is a great example. On Monday, I took Libby to a singing group that we…

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