Paid collaboration with Working Wales I was a bit apprehensive when Working Wales challenged me to take part in this year’s Adult Learners’ Week. The idea of finding space in my brain for anything more than juggling my own work, my children and life in general amid these crazy Covid...
It was the final day of term for most schools in Wales today. And what a term it’s been. Whoever would have thought when our children entered their classrooms back in September 2019 that the academic year would end as it did? Even when the children started back after February...
It’s been a hard four months, hasn’t it? We’ve all been affected in different ways. But undoubtedly the Covid 19 pandemic of 2020 has shaped all of us, and will no doubt continue to shape us, as restrictions ease with the underlying worry that a second peak is imminent. Right...
(The images in this article have all been widely shared on social media. I am sorry I do not know the original sources to be able to credit them) My eight-year-old son cried when I talked to my children this morning about George Floyd and police racism in America. Proper...
**All Amazon links on this page are affiliate links, This means if you make a purchase via this link, I will receive a small commission payment, at no extra cost to you. I’m finding reading a great comfort right now. It’s time away from the constant pinging on my phone...
Like a lot of families, our May half term was not what we’d planned. At the end of last year we’d booked a trip to Paris, making the most of two Inset days tacked onto half term to give us a 10-day break. Our week would have comprised of a...
**All Amazon links on this page are affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase via this link, I will receive a small commission payment, at no extra cost to you. When I started the Cardiff Mummy Says online lockdown book club in the middle of March, I...
***All Amazon links on this page are affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase via this link, I will receive a small commission payment, at no extra cost to you. We’ve certainly been getting through a lot of books during the Covid-10 lockdown, but here’s some of...
I should have been running the London Marathon today. Me and 40,000 other runners, taking on the 26.2 miles of one of the most famous road races in the world. Except, as we all know, Covid-19 means the event didn’t go ahead – and even if it had, an ongoing...
**All Amazon links on this page are affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase via this link, I will receive a small commission payment, at no extra cost to you. I’ve loved the last three weeks of Cardiff Mummy Says online book clubs. Reading is proving to...
The Covid-19 lockdown is tough for charities. Fundraising events have been cancelled, charity shops are closed, donations are down. But the vital work these organisations do continues, with the current health crisis providing extra challenges in caring for those who rely on their support. I’ve been speaking to the team...