We’re not quite through the first week of April, so I’m still allowed to sneak in a monthly list, right? I’m making a could-do list after my friend Caroline, from Carter Family 4, has been encouraging me (and all her other blog readers) for months. So what is a could-do list exactly? Well, encouraged by […]
Making Things Better
Environmental concerns, charity, kindness and generally making the world a better place
The Talk Scheme – Encouraging Us All To Talk More
The Talk Scheme The simple but brilliant Talk Scheme is something I’ve recently come across on social media. The brainchild of Hannah, a fabulous young woman using a simple idea to make a potentially huge change, her website tells her story and inspiration for the scheme: Late January 2018, sitting in a bus station, I got […]
Plastic Pollution – Doing Your Bit
The great Plastic debate is everywhere! We did our own beach pick a few weeks ago which I was meaning to write about, but I was prompted and motivated by the screening of ITV’s Tonight programme (Plastic : Can You Live Without It) yesterday, to investigate more. It seems like all of a sudden we […]
Christmas Stones – Kindness Rocks!
Have you heard of kindness rocks? It’s a bit of a craze sweeping the nation! People (mostly children) decorate rocks and then hide them for others to find. They can contain nice messages or just a picture to make someone smile. There are now Facebook pages where you can record where you’ve hidden the rocks, […]
How To Pack a Christmas Shoe Box
Are you making shoe box gifts for charity this year? Have you made them before? I’ve been making them for many years, possibly around 15 years or so actually. I got involved with a local charity called Convoy Aid Romania, and I’ve actually been out to Romania with them twice doing some aid distribution, including […]
Food Bank Advent – No-One Should Go Hungry At Christmas
No-one should be hungry at Christmas, or anytime actually. But it is a stark reality for many people. 13 Million people in the UK are now living below the poverty line. People are going hungry every day for a variety of reasons. These range from benefit delays to unexpected bills and a number of other […]
World Peace Day- Thoughts From My 10 Year Old
Today is World Peace Day, or the UN designated International Day of Peace. World Peace Day is about stopping war in certain countries so that other forces can drop needed supplies to the people in need of them most. It is also about making friendships that will last. If you can stop war for a day, […]
Stay Strong and Pray For Peace
Three of the people I love most in the world were in Manchester today, for the Michael Carrick testimonial game at Old Trafford, Manchester United’s ground. My Dad has been a long-standing Man Utd fan, and my youngest son has followed in his footsteps, so for Dad’s 70th birthday and Toby’s 9th, we got tickets […]