I had to go up to Durham this week to get my daughter’s passport corrected as it had the wrong date of birth (probably my fault!) which was a pain, but I had some time to myself and went for a walk around Durham. I visited the cathedral which is r…

My sister got married this weekend and it was really a special day for our family and for her new husband’s too. There were two moments that I loved in the ceremony apart from the obvious bits of my sister looking lovely… first one was when the …

Today was a really nice day as I was nominated for a “you make a difference” award at work, where staff are nominated for doing work above and beyond their normal duties. With some colleagues I helped get 200,000 into the district of Bradford to …

When I married my husband I knew there would be ups and downs we would go through but recently alot of it has been about him caring for me and the kids rather than the other way round. Neither of us are particularly fond of being reliant on anyone…

I am approaching my fourtieth birthday and going to three weddings this year, it’s a coincidence but it reminds me of how I felt when I approached my thirtieth and seemed to spend all my weekends meeting new brides and grooms. When I was 29 I real…

One of my least favourite things is mother’s day. I find it an opportunity every year to beat myself up for not being the mother I think I ought to be. Not that it would be possible to be the mother in my head that I should be of course. My ideal …

On Thursday I drove to visit someone who has just had an operation, is in her 70’s and had planned to chat about work and how she is coping with being housebound, but by the time I’d got there I was a nervous wreck! I don’t know Bradford very well…

My daughter will be one in March and I have been reflecting on the birth experience, and how my life has changed since she arrived. Her birth was quite dramatic as she arrived very quickly but it was all natural, and quite a relief after having qu…