Bitter or sweet, the greatest, most powerful and moving art, music and literature are born from love. So what is it about the human condition that unlocks such creativity and why does ‘love’ both wonderful and torturous inspire this? I have a feeling that this is a nearly impossible question to answer but I know […]
Author: angeladimitrijevic
A little light relief
Like so many people, I am prone to periods of feeling low so I understand how debilitating the dark times can be. Anyone who has suffered through mental illness in the past will have gained some knowledge as to what their own ‘trigger’ or ‘tell’ signs are. This is a crucial time to try to […]
BBC ‘oneness’ Christmas message
It just wouldn’t be Christmas without a good old gripe about something so here is mine for 2016… The BBC Christmas message this year (you can’t say advert because the BBC don’t advertise they just promote their own programmes) Whilst I applaud the BBC vision, I did flinch at the climax which I feel was […]
The H Factor
I started this blog because I was inspired by someone who took it upon themselves to improve the enjoyment of their daily life by taking a simple action and committing to it. Undoubtedly, this action had a positive impact on the local environment and made other people happier in the process but it’s a certainty […]
How time poor are you?
We are all guilty of rushing around trying to cram too much into our already busy lives, multi-tasking and mentally making endless to do lists but every so often something happens that makes me wonder ‘why?’ Today I approached an elderly lady who was travelling in her motorised accessibility vehicle. You know the ones, they […]
Let’s talk about sex
‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ is playing on the radio as I’m driving in the car with my kids. I think about the irony as I remember being in the car with my mother aged 9 or 10 when the original song by Salt N’ Pepa played on the radio and I wondered if ‘sex’ actually means […]
It’s just 10 things
I recently had my young nephew come to stay and having suffered through the children arguing what to play and simultaneously complaining that they were bored I asked them to write a list of their 10 most favourite things to do. Initially I thought that we might at least find some common ground so that […]
To be or to Brexit?
In the last few weeks in the run up to the EU referendum it’s not unexpected that we’re being bombarded from both sides of the argument in the hope that they can sway our votes but how do you cut through all the noise and make a decision? It doesn’t have to feel overwhelming, there are […]
Where does 1 mum start?
This seemed like a good idea at the time. I have so much going on in my life and I genuinely worry about our world – current affairs, politics, the arts and environmental issues all whilst living in my mum bubble in London. My eldest likes to talk and during one of our many long and undulating […]