One married mama who makes heads of hair and cakes pretty (obviously not at the same time) all whilst taking preventative measures to cut the risk of Breast and Ovarian cancer since being diagnosed as BRCA2 positive
So back in 2017 Rennah constantly begged for a Beauty and the Beast themed birthday party. Been that her birthday is the day after her older brother’s and slap bang in the middle of the uk summer holidays when money’s pretty tight after our annual holiday abroad, we agreed but decided to see if it … Continue reading Beauty and the Beast – Themed party on a budget
Recent research has shown that using social networking sites, namely Facebook, can increase people’s stress levels, produce anxiety and negatively affect a person’s sense of self. Using these sites might even cause a person to develop a mental health disorder or exacerbate an existing one.
Why, why do we do that! So this morning I dropped my daughter off at school, the teacher on the gate said her usual “Morning Rennah, morning mum are you ok?” And what did I reply “yeah fine thanks!” I smile but it’s an obvious lie, due to my make-up free face, tear stained cheeks, … Continue reading “Are you alright?” – “Yeah!”
So alls been quite on the post op front and I realised I’d not updated any type of progress in a while. Last week marked 3 months since my Partial Mastectomy/Breast reduction. Well nothing much to report really, my scars have healed really well. I’m back to work, back been able to lift and move … Continue reading BRCA2 – Partial Prophylactic Mastectomy – 3 Months Post Op
Happy New Year!!!!! So Christmas has been and gone in the blink on an eye. I don’t know about anyone else but 2018 pretty much seemed to come and go just as quick and before you know it it’s 2019. So 2018 didn’t start with the best of bangs, Our eldest (16 at the time) … Continue reading In reflection of 2018
Now is it just me being silly or is this actually a real thing. I suffer from Anxiety, on a whole I manage to keep it pretty much under control on a day to day basis. Yet just the mention of having workmen/women in my home and I become a complete mess. I feel constantly … Continue reading Trade men anxiety
The thought of making something bespoke and from the heart either for your home or as a gift for me personally gives the greatest of satisfaction.
It's coming, everywhere you look there's twinkling lights, trees, glitter, dried fruits, no I'm not chattering about what's in the local shops I'm talking about our house.. If there's been one upside of been off work on sick then simply ignoring that Scrooge (the husband) forbid me from putting the Xmas decs up before the … Continue reading Christmas comes to the Coopers…
The run up to christmas just wouldn't be the same without the obligatory visit to a garden centre or two. So I wasn't initially intending for this to become a blog post (hence the limited photos) but as we were pleasantly surprised by our visit and felt it needed a mention. On Saturday once we … Continue reading Gilberdyke Garden Centre
November 11th 2018 “When you go home,tell them of us and say...“For your tomorrow,We gave our Today...” 🌹 Even though our little family hasn't got a massive military background as such, we always encourage our three kids to attend the local remembrance service. As far as family history goes in the military, the details are … Continue reading Goole Remembers – Armistice 100
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