Two years ago we were visiting Sal (Cape Verde), and on the first night of our holiday, discovered the local turtle hatchery and conservation centre on the beach. On our return to […]
Turtle Rescue and Conservation in Cape Verde
Leaving Cats and Going On Holiday
I was going to call this piece ‘Cats & Holidays’ but that would suggest I am going on a ‘cat holiday’. I’m not. I wish I were. Apparently there is a ‘cat […]
Autumn Anxiety: Coping With The October Blues and SAD
It is October already… and have to admit I struggle with this time of year. Summer is over and I love the summer, but now the colder days are looming, the nights are getting […]
Coping With Children Leaving Home To Go To University
I originally wrote this post (or a version of it), three years ago. My children, (children? they are now 25 and 22! ) have now left university, but every year around this […]
The Trouble With “Karen”
I have always quite liked my name. Not absolutely loved it you understand, (I always fancied being named “Cally” for some reason), but certainly not hated it. Apparently, I was almost a […]
What Does It Mean To Be A Woman In Her Mid Fifties in 2021?
💙☀️Question: What does it mean to be a woman in her mid fifties in 2021? 💙☀️For me, being a woman of 55 means having a strong sense of my own identity, being […]
How To Re-Invent Yourself!
I think its pretty safe to say that I have changed a lot over the last few years. Life’s ups and downs have meant that I have adapted to new circumstances, situations […]
How to Boost Your Self Esteem
If there is one thing I would alter about my life, it would be that, as a younger person, I had more self esteem. I spent so many years worrying about how […]
The Best Pieces of Advice I Have Been Given
Advice is a funny thing isn’t it. Sometimes very welcome, sometimes completely unwanted, sometimes well meaning, other times downright harmful. Hopefully not these pieces of advice though! These little gems I have […]
Feeling the Fear.. (And Doing It Anyway)
So here we are, excited that restrictions are lifting by the month and desperate to be back where we were pre – pandemic. Wonderful eh? Well, yes, …but maybe a little bit […]
