by Samantha Martin | Jan 23, 2021 | Life
I’ve just watched the Joe Biden inauguration and breathed a sigh of relief. 2020 was a funny old year, wasn’t it? I don’t think I can sum it up in words, because I don’t think there are the words for it. Instead, I’ll consign it to history and move on. So, what next?...
by Samantha Martin | May 22, 2020 | Life
There’s an awareness day/week/month/year for pretty much everything these days. But how much awareness do they really raise or is it all just a load of patting folk on the back for their social media posts about pretending their kettle is always on? I actually don’t...
by Samantha Martin | May 6, 2020 | Life
So here we are, day 9345 of lockdown (well about 7 weeks but if you have kids it probably feels like about 10 years!). People’s patience and marriages are being tested to the limit with many posting on social media about what they miss. Or what they are most looking...
by Samantha Martin | Apr 19, 2020 | Life
10 Ways To Survive Lockdown They say life comes at you fast. Add a deadly virus to it and by god, it takes on the speed of light. In the mere blink of an eye all our lives have been completely turned upside down and most of us cannot even start to comprehend...
by Samantha Martin | Oct 30, 2019 | Life
Forgive me, reader, for I have sinned. I left you hanging mid dating disaster tales and then, well, ummmmmm, sort of got rather busy and didn’t prioritise updating you. Whoops. Sorry. The last time we spoke I’d given up on the anxiety-inducing dating apps and really...
by Samantha Martin | Aug 29, 2019 | Life
Anxiety, the problem is this. It’s not me. It’s you! This long-suffering relationship we’ve been in has to come to an end. I need you to pack your bags and leave now, please. I’ve talked before about my own anxiety issues but I’ve never really laid it out quite...