I feel trapped. When I had my first child, I made the decision not to return to work after taking maternity leave. The job I left wasn’t a career. I simply worked part-time as a retail assistant (in a high-street … Continue reading
I have been a professional freelancer for about five or six years. It came about slowly while I had babies and needed to be at home with them. When I got my novels published, and had some short stories accepted … Continue reading
Courtesy of Gousto If you’re partial to a tipple at dinnertime, you’ll know the lip-smacking satisfaction that comes with pairing a delicious meal with the perfect beer. But with so many tasty dinner ideas to choose from (both on and … Continue reading
We are back to school this week, hooray! It has been a long, relaxing and very nice summer holiday, but now we are looking forward to the new school term, the change of season, and all that comes with it. … Continue reading
Today I can be me. Today I can step away from Mother and Wife, and I can be Catherine. Who is she? Who am I? A woman. A writer. A wife and mother. Someone who is still trying to find … Continue reading
It is almost time for the April #AtoZChallenge, and this is the first time in about 4 years that I won’t be actively participating. I decided to scale back some of my online activity and try to work smarter, because … Continue reading
I have just listened to the BBC 5 Live radio phone-in regarding the issue around taking your children into work. This has been raised after Scottish MP Kirsty Blackman took her children to a Westminster committee hearing, apparently unable to … Continue reading
Phew, it has been a crazy week! I have not had time to do much work on the computer in terms of networking and writing, because I have been distracted with a grumpy newborn and a demanding toddler. Even though … Continue reading
Good morning! Wow, it has been almost a week since I posted on here, and what a week it has been. My toddler experienced her first sickness bug last week. It began on Monday morning, quite without warning, She was … Continue reading
Hello! Wow, it has been another busy week and I can’t even think what we’ve been doing. Well, I can, but it all seems a blur of activity. Last Saturday I had eye surgery as a day patient at Manchester … Continue reading
A journey to find my sparkle while living with endometriosis
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