Ramblings of a Bad Fairy

  • (4) Hair loss, the positives ....

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    .... always look for the positives!!

    It seems I've taught my children well. When my long, thick and curly (some would say unruly) dark brown hair started parting company with my head we took control. Can you imagine the twinkle in the eyes of a pair of primary age children being told they can cut Mum's hair? Typical children they soon got bored but then I did say it was thick and it was hard work! Mr Bad Fairy came…

  • (3) Thrown in the deep end....

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    ... without a snorkel or so it felt!

    After such a quick diagnosis there was no time to worry or do any scary internet research. Looking back this was probably a good thing. Mr Bad Fairy and I shed a few tears and had no choice but to move on and deal with this new life that  had been forced on us. Life goes on doesn't it? Being optimists we were determined to seek out, no matter how deeply they were buried, any tiny little…

  • (2) The story begins ...

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    ... towards the end of June 2009.

    As happens frequently at primary schools the dreaded lergy was doing the rounds. My two children seemed to have avoided it along with myself and my husband. That was until I got up on the Monday and felt a bit queasy. Needless to say I was a bit miffed to still be feeling a bit "off" by the end of the week, usually bouncing back from these things quite quickly ... and was quite…

  • (1) Should I or shouldn't I....

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    .... write a blog? After reading many of the amusing, inspiring and informative blogs here I wonder whether my ramblings are worthy of being published. Debating with myself for five minutes I think the answer is probably not! The bad fairy (that sits on the opposite shoulder to the good fairy) whispers in my ear goading me on .... so today I let the bad fairy have her way and hit the publish key!!

    The Bad Fairy x