Us Mums are prone to comparisons, lack of confidence and not taking care of ourselves. Not all of us, and depending on who we are, it is at different levels in difference parts of our lives – but I reckon the majority of us are not showing ourselves as much self-love as we could do […]
So there’s been lots of chat about ‘Older parents’ recently. An Indian couple in their 70’s became parents for the first time. Tessa Sanderson (60) adopted twins. Janet Jackson is pregnant at 49. And a good friend of mine ‘older single mum’ was asked to write an article about it for Newsweek. Technically I was […]
I’ve come across a few people feeling unappreciated recently, so I thought I’d give some tips on how to deal with it. As poor old Danny Smith on Radio Verulam is considered one of St Albans’ hidden treasures, I thought I’d go through them on his Drive time show. Fancy listening to our dulcet tones? […]
I was chatting with Curly headed boy the other day, as he’d been giving us some serious attitude for a few weeks. He was clearly angry with me, but I couldn’t work out what on earth was the matter. So I picked one of those evenings – you know the ones when they want to […]
I was chatting with the gorgeous Danny Smith online about relationships the other day, so we thought we’d talk about it on his drive time radio show on Radio Verulam. Missed us? You can listen in here (5.30-6pm). Now I’ve talked about relationships LOADS at times on this blog. But I was thinking, what are […]
I’ve had a long email from a wife asking for some more help having read my previous post about ‘Inappropriate Relationships’. My answer is basically ‘Yes’ that woman is a wrong un, but I thought I’d include the whole email with my comments all the way through in red to help guys understand the general […]
Last month I talked about 5 tips for working out what to do with your life and making a big change with Radio Verulam. This month I wanted to talk about what gets in the way: FEAR. A few weeks ago someone asked me ‘Aren’t you scared about opening up your new Salon and Spa’ – […]
I’m so glad that this regular reader of my blog has asked this question, partially because she ACTUALLY asked and partially because it’s brilliant. How DO you ask for help, when you’ve been self-sufficient and looking after yourself for 60yrs? But at the same time helping others and helping your community? Here is […]
The Problem I don’t really know where to start, you asked if my unhappiness is affecting the atmosphere, well I’m sure at times it does, I know I can be lost in my own thoughts and feelings and sometimes snap at those around me unduly. I met my partner when I was 16, though we […]
If you ignore the money worries, which are frankly caused by buying presents or stuff for people, then the next biggest cause for trouble at Christmas or other big family events and parties is PEOPLE! So this months feature for Danny Smith from Radio Verulam‘s drive time show (92.6FM) was all about them and how to deal with […]