Anxiety – Mental Health Awareness Week 2014

anxiety awareness 2014

Anxiety can present itself as a phobia, a state that individuals constantly find themselves in, or something so chronic that is can result in an inability to hold down a regular job or maintain long-term relationships with friends, partners and family. The six main anxiety disorders are specific phobias, social phobias, panic disorder, generalised anxiety … Read more

Superhero Party Planning

superhero party planning Batman cake

I have previously written about things to consider when planning a Children’s Birthday party and moved onto themes with my dinosaur party. So I thought I would tell you my thoughts on Superhero Party planning. Starting with invites right through to Thank you notes. A Superhero Party – The Invites A Superhero party starts with the invites. … Read more

St Helen’s holiday Park Sun £9.50 Holidays 148

£9.50 Sun Holiday St Helen's

St Helen’s Holiday Park was a lovely base to explore the Isle of Wight. For the 6 of us it only cost an extra £15 on top of our £9.50 Sun Holiday basic cost, for the gas and electric. We had arrived at Island View Holidays at the wrong park! The staff were very nice … Read more

Whitecliff Bay Review: Area 19 Park 146

whitecliff bay review

Whitecliff Bay has had some bad reviews online. In fact, whilst I was there I heard people moaning about how cold their apartments were and how if they wanted things done they would have to pay £70/£80 to upgrade. I think it is important to think about what you want and expect from a £9.50 … Read more

£15 Sun Holiday Codes April 2014

sun £15 holiday codes

Starting on Saturday 26th April 2014 the Sun holiday codes begin once again. This time it is the turn of the £15 Sun Holidays to cover the summer season. With school fines affordable holidays are becoming more and more difficult. A quick look at my term dates shows that I could book a £15 Sun … Read more

Small Changes to Diet #MotivationalMonday

small changes to diet

The worst thing you can do to try to lose weight is by making changes that are too big. For me the calorie counting was too much. There is no way I can cope with cutting back on my cider and chocolate (well maybe a little). So I needed to have a rethink. What I learnt … Read more

Packing for £9.50 Sun Holiday

sun holiday packing tips

When planning a £9.50 Sun holiday I like to think about how much and what I need to pack. This may make a difference dependent on how I am travelling there. There are certain things that most camp sites do supply such as a television, beds, chairs etc. Things such as cutlery, plates and so … Read more

Mother’s Day After Loss – A letter to my Mother

loss of mother

Whether you have lost your Mother, your child, or both, then Mother’s Day can stir up all manner of emotions. I wish I could say that it will just be a sad day, a day to allow yourself to cry – but grief isn’t that straight forward. I would like to be able to promise … Read more

Real life Maths – Counting Money

real life maths with money

One of the ways to engage someone in a subject like maths is to show how it can benefit them and their life. I love maths because it is one of the things I did at school that being good at helped. I guess it’s easy for me to say as I come from a … Read more