the United State of mental health in the UK
Last month the UK government announced an increase in mental health funding by 1.3 billion. This should be welcomed news, but I have my doubts. The total disregard and intentional underfunding of the […]
#bye2016
#bye2016 seemed to sum up the general feeling towards 2016. From the heartfelt loss of celebrated creative spirits, the political Brexit and Trump disasters, to the alarming rate at which […]
How to Live in Beyoncé’s Shadow..
Hello Guys, My stats tell me that I haven’t posted for the whole of September… As a teacher, this is no surprise. But it’s not just the new academic year […]
Caribbean Food Week 2016
So the Olympics are almost over (as is the Summer if today’s weather is anything to go by…) but there are still plenty of reasons to smile this August in […]
Going Cray Cray in Stockholm
Ahhhhh what a difference a break makes! The bubba and I escaped to Sweden for a week. Housed in a beautiful summer house just outside Stockholm, our hosts brought the […]
3 quotes 3 days
On to lighten the mood a little.. I decided to accept the 3q3d challenge from the lovely Suze. Full rules below X 1. Once I understood this it changed my […]
I just wanted to write a fun post….
…But the world at the moment is playing out like a bad 90s disaster movie… I mean Boris for Foreign Secretary? As in Mr Brexit Break It Don’t know How […]
Land of the free
Our world feels unstable at the moment. Brexit. Trump. Backstabbing. Resignations. Scapegoats. Uturns. New Laws. Innocents murdered. Victims villianised. Cognitive dissonance. I can’t keep watching the news and hearing people […]
Was there ever a time before Scapegoat Britain? Part 1
At first it seemed ridiculous to believe that people would believe that all of England’s problems were the result of the EU and of course those “terrible immigrants”. We […]
Scapegoat Britain
Utter disbelief. The results of the London mayoral elections lulled me into a false sense of security. A belief that the British could not be fooled by racial propaganda or scapegoating. […]
What would you do if you had two homeless people living inside your gas cupboard?
What would you do if you had two homeless people living in your gas cupboard? Stepping outside of my front door this morning, I was greeted by a shiny Maserati […]
Polite ways your friends tell you they think your baby is fat.
How many times have you had to politely smile, nod your head or feign interest when the village (well meaning friends and family members) comment on your baby’s weight?
The unapologetic mummy
A tantrum in public is a WMD in a toddler’s arsenal in the battle of wills against mummy. The other day My Little Toddler (MLT) and I were meeting friends at […]
