Run Helen Run
I made a pact with myself in 2013 that I would run a different half marathon every year. It may have sounded a good idea at the time; but the way my body is feeling [...]
My Birth Father & Friend – Colin
Sadly my birth father Colin passed away yesterday (23rd June 2016)….. It was just over 4 years ago that I tracked down my birth father. He used to deny his part to [...]
The ‘Bagless’ Lady
Well, it has been two and a bit weeks since my eye surgery and I can now finally say goodbye to those bags that have haunted me so many years of my life. From what I can [...]
Time to say goodbye to my Bags
There is nothing more confronting than looking in the mirror sometimes and seeing the reflection staring back at you and wishing (as many of us do) that we looked [...]
Beach Paradise
It is true what they say ‘don’t leave home until you have seen the country’ and that is exactly what I did this last weekend when I ventured on a road trip [...]
Me & My Paddle
So I decided that 2016 is all about doing different things, with the first item ticked off the list being paddleboarding. For anyone who knows me I am not really a water [...]
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016
As 2015 draws to a close, I just want to thank everyone who has read my blogs; contributed comments and travelled this journey with me. It has been a blast and I am [...]
What your lipstick shape says about you!
For those of you who are lipstick wearers, check out the four shapes below and see if what the shape means, sounds like you. Guess what I am? I’ve included a photo [...]
You don’t know what you have till it is gone ..
Since my brother died last year, death, funerals and the fragility of life have taken on a special and raw meaning to me. It doesn’t take too much to get me teary [...]
Lights up my Life
I wasn’t one to ever consider lighting that important in a house. This could be something to do with getting older, and the dimmer the lights – the better I [...]
