Are School Holidays Mission Impossible For Working Parents?

Are School Holidays Mission Impossible For Working Parents?

6 weeks vacation for pupils (UK), whilst teachers receive paid leave. Childcare consumes most of a working parents' salary. Is childbearing now only for the elite? Summertime. Holiday. Bliss. Happiness. A child’s dream; a parents nightmare, where’s the middle ground?  Family. Free childcare, so you can still earn your buck. But not everyone is so [...]

What Helps You Unwind?

What Helps You Unwind?

Busy day; brain wired; consuming thoughts; anxiety; excitement - how do you find your inner calm? So much is going on in not only our lives but the world. It can make it difficult to gain perspective and take a breather for a moment or two for yourself. Your mind may feel like it’s racing [...]

Is Time A Healer or Additional Baggage?

Is Time A Healer or Additional Baggage?

One thing we all have at our disposal is time. Time to reflect, plan ahead, time to understand our emotions and most of all time to understand ourselves. The more you cling onto hope of gratification or acknowledgement differentiating between right or wrong, your outlook is the only soul suffering whilst everyone else’s carries on. [...]

Free Contraceptive Pills – Curbing Population, Without Clarification?

Free Contraceptive Pills – Curbing Population, Without Clarification?

Now, there’s no excuse. No GP appointment needed. No cash needed. Our worth is now penniless. But we still must pay for our mensural cycle essentials. Why is care free sex now more accessible and encouraged than supplying products for menstruation? Millions of women will be able to get free contraceptive pills on the high [...]

Smile Though Your Heart Is Aching | Mental Health Awareness Week.

Smile Though Your Heart Is Aching | Mental Health Awareness Week.

Happiness, how is that measured? How can we tell emotions apart? I need to cry to display sadness, right? (trigger warning) I look back at all my childhood photos. Having trouble pinpointing when the change happened. As all I see is the picture of happiness, or what I depict that to be. But away from [...]