I saw this is a tweet recently and it got me thinking because I do. But I have never really admitted it before as “non-believers” then look at you as somebody who has just said you like eating kittens. I am not sure I believe all that happens on “Most Haunted” or that photographs with orbs are entirely real but I definitely believe that a presence can be felt. Let
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Britmums prompt: A few thanks
This week’s Britmum prompt is: Thanksgiving…share with us what you are grateful for. I have been thinking about this prompt all week (they are published on a Sunday and then you have all week to write your post, if you wish) because there are so many things that I am grateful for that I didn’t really know where to start. So I am just going to do it. My
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The Guinness Book of Records
One book, more than any other in the world, symbolises Christmas to me. It is one of those books that somebody always received at Christmas and would spend all afternoon reading out another “amazing fact”. Seeing it in the shops in December was to me what the Coke advert is to ITV: “The holidays are coming” This book is indeed the world’s best selling copyrighted book (presumably the Bible does
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Finally Cliff Richard gets banned from the radio
At last the Daily Mail publish something we can all agree with and if you are like me or my friend Tasha, you can rejoice at the news that Cliff Richard will be banned from a new radio station. Absolute Radio are launching a new radio station later this month dedicated to the 60s. They already have Absolute 80s / 90s / 00s / classic rock etc and this new
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I’ve a confession to make …
and this is not easy. You are going to judge me and you may not want to be my friend anymore. This confession may cause me to be disowned and excluded by most of society. I have an addiction you see. And it isn’t something that I think there is a support group for. But I think there should be because I am sure I am not alone. Though I
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Where do you do it?
Don’t panic. Settle down. This is perfectly suitable for children. I was tagged by the gorgeous Gemma who was asked Where do you do it by another blogger, Bibsey The idea being that you take a photo and explain a little about where you blog. BLOG. You see, told you it was clean. And so here you have it: this is where I blog when I have time to
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Frankie and why he is just an X Factor pawn
It is no surprise to me that Frankie Cocozza has walked / been kicked out of X Factor. What did the bosses really expect? The competition plucks these kids (I know there is a token nod to the over 25s but the fact they get a separate category proves my point) from obscurity and catapults them into the limelight overnight. On Saturday night the show on ITV was seen
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Reasons to be Cheerful — Part II
It is easy to be depressed as the nights draw in and it gets colder so here are some reasons why I am cheerful this week: 1) I was reminded that we live in a country that has an amazing ambulance service and emergency room staff when my granny fell at home. The ambulance arrived within ten minutes of my calling them, my grandmother was treated with dignity and
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Britmums Prompt — Ch ch changes…….
Personal Prompt: Changes~what major (or minor) changes have happened to you this year that have made a difference in your life? As this is a personal prompt I have decided to write about something that is personal to me. Not the children, Mr B, extended family or work (all of which have seen significant changes) but something that relates to me. And the biggest change I have made
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Why communication is essential when it goes wrong
On Saturday Natwest and HSBC suffered a huge computer fail “due to maintenance work” meaning customers were unable to access their accounts. Reports suggest 15 million people have been affected. Not only online but their cards were declined in shops as systems could not get authorisation. Credits from employers and benefits agencies have not been updated. Direct debits and standing orders have not been paid out. This left millions of
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Do you wash your hair, the morning of your appointment at the hairdressers?
I seem to have sparked a bit of a debate on Twitter this morning with this@ Haircut at 9.30am. Still have to shower and wash hair though. Tell me that is perfectly sane. I got inundated with responses. More than I have received for any other question on Twitter recently. 90% of the responses told me I was sane and that this was perfectly acceptable. Two ladies told me I
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NaBloPoMo — What? I hear you ask
This is a Britmum led idea for bloggers to see if they can blog at least once a day for a month. There is more info here: BritMums NaBloPoMo Trust me to come late to the party (not sure I have ever arrived three days later before) but in my defence I did blog twice yesterday. Does that count? So here goes. A blog post from me every day.