Category: Monthly Musing

Not so small daughter is on study leave for her A Level exams which means that she’s left sixth form college and our time with children at school is over.  Ooh, it’s another milestone!...

When I was little and went to primary school (from age 4 to 11), we had an assembly every morning.  I can remember filing into the large hall to the sound of music from...

Have you ever noticed that sometimes, just when you need help or reassurance, a stranger will say or do just the right thing to make things right?  It’s happened to me a few times,...

“Who’s in your head, the home or the away crowd?” I was driving to Birmingham, listening to a podcast about self-talk.  Usually, I sing at top volume when I’m alone in the car, but...

“What if I fail ….?” As January comes to a close, I wonder how many people look at their discarded resolutions and feel that they have failed because they didn’t keep them up …...

New Year’s Eve. When I was the same age as my girls, it used to be all about which party you’d be going to and where you’d be to see the New Year in,...