Do you have a budding reporter in the family aged between 8-11 years? A vlogging star in the making perhaps? Well if you’re nodding your head and have someone in mind I’d like to point you in the direction of a competition being run at the moment that might be of interest. SEA LIFE London Aquarium…Continue reading SEA LIFE London Aquarium seeks Junior Broadcasters
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Coping with hearing loss
If you know me well you’ll know that although I’m constantly attached to my mobile phone, I rarely ever make phone calls. I’ve struggled for years to hear people clearly in crowded rooms and using the telephone takes away any visual aids too. Working in Export Sales and Shipping this could sometimes be tricky, overseas telephone lines…Continue reading Coping with hearing loss
A Spanish themed Christmas
One of the hardest times of the year to live away from family when you have children, is Christmas. When Monkey was smaller it was much easier to hop on a plane to Spain before the school holiday prices kicked in, and spend Christmas with Granny and Gramps. Sadly this year, we just don’t have…Continue reading A Spanish themed Christmas
Funeral costs – are you prepared for the future?
With my parents living in Spain and now being in their seventies we’ve talked quite openly about death, funeral arrangements and their wishes. I don’t see it as a taboo subject, I’d certainly much rather that people were aware of my own wishes and I, theirs. Life is unpredictable and it makes sense to me…Continue reading Funeral costs – are you prepared for the future?
Progressing through school
I was lucky growing up, I enjoyed school for the most part and found most of my subjects easy. I loved English, History and Geography and would happily spend hours reading about my favourite subjects. Maths was the big exception. I hated it, didn’t get it, could have lived quite happily without it. I was…Continue reading Progressing through school
Money doesn’t grow on trees…
It’s a saying that most of us heard time and time again. When we wanted that new bike, the latest trainers, or to visit that exciting new theme park, at one some time or another, our younger selves will have been greeted with those dreaded words. Although, for children, the phrase ‘money doesn’t grow on…Continue reading Money doesn’t grow on trees…