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Since our origins in late 2012, we've published a weekly blog sharing the real life experiences and perspectives of individual members on their work life, home and wellbeing. 

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As some of you may know from my blog earlier in the year about Mum guilt, I returned from maternity in September of last year. A whole year ago. Where did that time go? I wanted to use this blog to r... Read More
The summer is officially over and we can send the kids back to their jailors for a few hours while we attempt to remember the password to our work laptops. And yet it's deathly quiet….too ... Read More
Like many people with school age children we’ve just returned from our summer holiday.  In the past we’ve always stayed in England and saved a break abroad for October half term but ... Read More
Does life get less enchanting as you get older? Or is it just that you forget where to find the magic? Childhood lends itself quite well to magic. Everything in the world has the potential for e... Read More
I was recently successful in securing a secondment with a small but impactful organisation, to build and lead its net zero programme of work. I have now started my new role, and I am in the “ho... Read More
I've spent the last few months in crisis mode at work, gradually becoming more and more worn down as we try to get to grips with the situation.  I have not been enjoying it and in a momentar... Read More
I think we need to remove the word enough from common use. Am I good enough? Have I slept enough? Was that calm enough? Does that campaign have enough impact? Did I feed the ... Read More
A recent prompt from senior management to make sure we are keeping up with training and development hours found me on a relatively quiet afternoon scrolling through our library of online courses in a... Read More
Have you ever watched a toddler trying to do a puzzle? I love the mix of concentration and confusion on their little face as they just try to jam the shapes into any of the holes in the puzzle b... Read More
The first quarter of 2024 has truly flashed before my eyes. My mum always says this is a good thing; it means you enjoy what you do. It has been a particularly busy period for my team at work, and th... Read More
There’s nothing like driving behind an ambulance containing one’s parents to get in the mood for Easter.  At least we’ve moved closer, so when the call came to say Dad had coll... Read More
We moved into our terraced house as a recently married couple. For a long time the sound of our feet on the floorboards echoed against the bare walls of sparsely furnished rooms.  14 years,... Read More
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