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Thankful Thursday

Welcome to another Thankful Thursday. ‘Be Thankful’ by Cindi Albright/RustiqueArt Sorry today’s post is later than usual. We’ve just got back from Legoland. We’re all exhausted. This week, I have...

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Easy chocolate birthday cake recipe

The WASO theme this week is chocolate recipes, and here is one of my favourites. This is my default birthday cake recipe and is always a winner. It’s easy, uncomplicated and looks fun. It also...

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Happy Easter!

Happy Easter, everyone! I hope you’re able to find some time today for self-care, even if that means locking yourself in the bathroom with a handful of mini eggs and singing ‘Thine Be The Glory’ at...

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Thankful Thursday

Welcome to another Thankful Thursday. ‘Be Thankful’ by Cindi Albright/RustiqueArt This week, I have enjoyed… Reading This excellent post on the Tories’ latest idiotic education pronouncment. Writing My...

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The self-care book: update

Image by Leo Reynolds The work on my book The Seven Components of Self-Care continues. I am loving writing it and am excited (read: also mildly terrified) at the thought of getting it out there in the...

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Thankful Thursday

Welcome to another Thankful Thursday. ‘Be Thankful’ by Cindi Albright/RustiqueArt This week, I have enjoyed… Reading The first few responses to the call for case studies for the self-care book. There’s...

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What does your self-care look like?

I’ve talked before about how my own self-care is a bit less about posh shower gel and a bit more about trying not to eat an entire jar of Nutella at a single sitting. My perfect self-care scenario...

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Thankful Thursday

Welcome to another Thankful Thursday, this time on a Friday, because I forgot. ‘Be Thankful’ by Cindi Albright/RustiqueArt This week, I have enjoyed… Reading Blue Like Jazz by Don Miller (loved it)....

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10 easy ways to practise self-care

Image by Ben Geach Frazzled? Not much time or cash? Here are ten ways to fit in a little burst of self-care this week. (These ideas won’t change the world, but they’ll give you a dose of sanity for...

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Self-care live blog

Thursday 6.00am I have four days of sanity-preserving self-care happening this weekend. I’ll be checking in to my hotel room later today, for a big dose of sleep, reading, spa visits, swimming,...

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Why we won’t be Finding Dory this summer

I’ve written a piece for Standard Issue about Finding Dory. (And the editor kept my terrible puns in. Win.) On the same day last week, we had (a) an email from post-adoption support about the potential...

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Summer holiday survival resources: the schedule

We are now 24 hours in to the summer holidays and things are more or less on track. The girls have now been with us for four Julys. We have established that Joanna in particular Does Not Like Them, and...

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Summer holiday survival resources: the ‘magic’ activity chooser

Sounds ridiculous. Looks simple. But this thing is magic. Yes, it’s just like the ‘fortune tellers’ we made as children, but with activities in. (If you need a quick set of instructions, there are some...

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Lazy Sunday

This morning’s reading material The children are with their grandparents for the weekend. We had a lie in followed by a breakfast of pancakes and coffee, and are now reading yesterday’s paper. Husband...

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Sensory-seeking summer: six activities to try this holiday

Around here, as in many adoptive families, holidays are hard work, especially the first few days of adjustment to the different routines. Joanna (7) and Charlotte (6) both have sensory issues caused by...

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In praise of screen time

It’s the silence I like best, I think. My children are often lovely, funny, helpful, kind, and generally delightful. And equally often… not those things. They can fidget for England and they really,...

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The five love languages… for adopted children

Last night I was listening to Happier, a podcast by author Gretchen Rubin and screenwriter Elizabeth Craft, and they mentioned that they’ll be discussing The Five Love Languages (the bestselling book...

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Ten things to pack when taking adopted children on holiday

We’re off on holiday this weekend and the packing is underway. It’ll be our fifth holiday with the girls and I have a mental list of things we need to take to keep things as calm as possible. 1....

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How to survive taking adopted children on holiday

Photo credit: Henry Burrows (Creative Commons licence) Yes, I love them. No, that doesn’t make holidays with them any easier. For our family (and probably for many others), a family ‘holiday’ is just...

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The back-to-school letter to teachers

At the start of every school year, (or if we’re very organised, the end of the previous one) we write a letter to the girls’ new teachers, filling them in on their background and giving them...

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