Author: CaroleHeidi

I'm a 30-something mum of two Not-So-Small humans, a cat, & a rottweiler. I read a lot, write a bit, eat too much cake and have dubious taste in music. I'm a Leader in Squirrel Scouts, and if I'm not at home, I'm probably at the Scout Hut. My hair is usually some shade of blue...
100 Word Challenge · Writing · Writing Workshop

100 Word Challenge For Grown Ups

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There is no such thing as alone. Look. Birds hide in the clouds, creatures in the trees and fish beneath the water. Whispers in the breeze, secrets in the shadows and promises sparkle in the sunshine. Open your eyes and see what surrounds you. See the world around you and feel it in your soul.… Continue reading 100 Word Challenge For Grown Ups

Life

Don’t Tweet The Bride

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So, my boyfriend's housemates are getting married next year.  It is destined to be awesome. (Seriously, the engagement party was epic - there was a ball-filled bouncy castle INSIDE a casino...) However, Dom being Dom he is doing it all a little differently and Heather being mental brave awesome is letting him do things his… Continue reading Don’t Tweet The Bride

Depression · Family · Life · PND · Pregnancy

Failure. And how I stopped being one.

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Supposing you have tried and failed again and again.  You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.  ~Mary Pickford Sometimes you read a quotation and think 'pretentious rubbish' and sometimes you read one and think 'that's it! Perfect.'… Continue reading Failure. And how I stopped being one.

Lessons In Life · Life · London Olympics

Living In History

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As this post publishes I will be somewhere in London in the middle of my very last Games Maker 2012 shift. I posted here about my Olympics experience and when I get home and organised I will post about my day at the Paralympics too. Just for now though, on this final day, I wanted… Continue reading Living In History

Life · Toddler

A Boy And His Bear

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There is no denying that Arthur is growing up fast - walking, talking, throwing tantrums, being naughty, eating his way through everything I have (edible or not) and sticking anything that fits up his nose (disgusting child that he is). His love for his special bear, Hubble, who was a Christening present from two of… Continue reading A Boy And His Bear