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One of my WhatsApp chats this week: ‘Do you feel like you’re going round and round in circles?’ ‘It’s as if I’m permanently forgetting something.’ Can you relate? Half of the adult population is on the front line, fighting the virus, half at home, going round and round in circles. All of us could have added […]
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I’ve just finished watching the current Channel 4 series, Married at First Sight. The couples are expertly matched but don’t meet until their wedding day. I’m fascinated by the relationships that we get to see develop. There are upsets, insecurities, opportunities to bond, and moments of bewilderment. There is a lot of second-guessing. However, what
This October, Hope is… 1) Buying wedge sandals for £5 in the sales They’re no use now, but they symbolise my hope for Summer 2021: fewer stomping walks around the local park; more ‘standing around’ events where sensible footwear is not required! At first, I felt sad to see rows and rows of strappy sandals
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It’s nearly the weekend. Many of us are feeling sentimental about our extended families – parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. I’ve been in tears watching as husbands speak to their wives through the windows of care homes; alzheimer’s sufferers need repeated explanations as to why the world is how it is and tears come each time
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WHETHER you choose to believe the media hype or not, today is the day branded as Blue Monday. Occurring around the third Monday in January, it’s the exact day when the bills from Christmas will start dropping through the letterbox, reality kicks in that there’s still weeks to go before pay day and statistically you’ll
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