I knew my surgery for cancer was going to be extreme and dangerous and I was genuinely worried I was going to die. I bought one of those - this is my life books to fill in so my children (who were only 2-years and 11-months at the time of my surgery) would have some [...]
Tag: University
International Woman’s Day

Happy International Woman's Day! To celebrate this wonderful day I thought I would take a moment to mention just a few (there are many many more but that would take forever) of the fantastic women have made me the woman I am…. My Mum Possibly predictable, I know, but she has sculpted me into the [...]
The Mature Students Guide to Starting University
It seems strange that this time last year I was tentatively finding out if I would finally be able to fulfil the dream of going to University to read Literature and Writing. Here I am going into my second year (as I'm part time this is the second part of my first year). I love [...]
The Anti-Bucket List
I think everyone is now familiar with the term Bucket List as a list of things you want to do before you kick the bucket. When I was having treatment for advanced Colorectal Cancer I decided that when I got better I would flip the idea and came up with The Anti-Bucket List… these were [...]