Every parent knows that children can always be relied on to listen closely to what they’re not supposed to and yet are completely deaf when you ask them to tidy up or anything else they don’t want to do.  But I was completely floored by what my 4-year-old came out with. “Don’t worry, mummy, I [...]

WooHoo!  I’ve survived Christmas! I’m with the crowd who thinks Christmas is the most stressful time of the year.  Don’t get me wrong.  I love Christmas.  I love the Christmas lights and the decorations, the cheery smiles that you get even from Londoners.  And I love Christmas food.  For us it’s goose.  It’s a traditional family [...]

My life constantly conspires to stress me.  It doesn’t seem to matter what I do, or how much stress I’ve recently got on top of, something always turns up to fling me back into the path of stressed out.  But I am pleased to report that the latest episode of totally unexpected stress has finally [...]