“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” – Sophia Loren “A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking” –…

“A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.” Bernard Meltzer. True friendship is stronger than words. But that doesn’t give us license to test it Why? Too often we take our friends for granted. True friends will always be there for…

Browsing Twitter a couple of days ago, I happened upon a reference to a little ebook written by Everett Bogue from farbeyondthestars.com. Better than that, for this penny conscious writer at least , this ebook was free. It’s easy to read and has some great content but to be totally frank, I didn’t read it…

Fairtrade Fortnight finished yesterday and for the duration, schools across the country have been doing their bit to highlight the benefits of enjoying Fairtrade produce. Starting them young seems to be an excellent idea, especially if a comment from my five year old is indicative of the general state of awareness. Asking me to cut…

“I’m just catching up on yesterday, tomorrow I will be ready for today.” Do you ever have days where you seem to spend the whole time chasing your tail. It might be that no matter what you do, you never quite seem to get everything done? This is the 1 Minute Motivator so we’re not…