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Surviving Christmas with the Menopause, by Dr Rosy Fazzi

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  The menopause is often thought of as ‘the last taboo’, trailing behind many other health and wellbeing issues when it comes to something that is spoken about openly. In fact, the menopause is something that up to 50% of UK women are too embarrassed to talk about at all, even with their GPs. But […]

Fund-raising ideas for teenagers

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Boy Two has earned himself a place on a trip to Malaysia in 2019 with the Scouts. It’s a great opportunity to have an adventure, meet new people and enjoy some memorable escapades. I’m delighted for him. The only thing is that he has to raise the cost of getting himself there – no mean […]

A Belfast weekend in pictures

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  I love staying in hotels because someone else clears up while your own house doesn’t get any dirtier. Everyone else loves them for the surprise cake. The Europa was fab – even posting us the clothes one of the boys left behind.   You can just see the H&W gantry cranes over Boy Two’s shoulder. […]

Things you don’t need for a happy Christmas

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Undeniably, inexorably Christmas is coming. I can almost smell the turkey and mince pies. Jingle jingle. This year I have decided I’m going to be jolly from the outset. I’ll be so flipping festive you’ll couldn’t pick me out of a lineup of Santa’s elves. But first I’ve got to get one or two tiny, […]

Make Happiness Your Default Setting By Developing These Habits

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Have you noticed that the default setting of most people is unhappiness, indifference, or something that isn’t really anywhere near happy on the emotional scale? People can actually become happier by developing a few simple habits, however, many refuse to believe that their own happiness is up to them. Would you believe it? People would […]