Introduction

Crazy, mad, depressed and this is when she is in a good mood! Our writer of Getting a Backbone is seriously not normal but we mean that in a loving way.

Telling the story of a woman in her forties getting her life in order and winning - but not without a fight.

This writer shares some intimate details in a bid to rid herself of old demons. Linking present life to past experiences we build up a picture of how she’s got where she is today. Funny, cringing, sad with some laugh out loud moments - everything we all experience at one time or another.

We were hooked from the first few paragraphs she wrote for us, we hope you are too.

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Sweet Dreams

My son has never liked me singing to him and to be honest I can’t blame him. I can’t sing.

However, recently he has started asking me to sing him to sleep. This would be okay normally except that he rather particular about the type of song and the exact level I have to sing it. This is what happened.

After being asked to sing him  to sleep I attempted my repertoire of songs that I know some of the words to. I tried ‘Row Your Boat’ and was told no. I tried a whole host of nursery rhymes that you can sing to and was told no. I tried ‘Dingle, Dangle Scarecrow’ and was told no.

Then, out of desperation for a song that I knew any words to (and because I was feeling a bit exasperated and a little bit naughty) I started to sing ‘Tainted Love’ by Soft Cell. This is one of my all time favourite songs and I do know almost all of the words. All of a sudden my son looked at me, big grin and said, “that’s my favourite”. Yippee, my manic playing of 80’s music around the house had paid off.

Slight hitch though, I hadn’t got the right sound in my voice!! I was then given a couple of minutes tuition by my child as to what level I should sing, and he made me copy his voice. Three attempts later, I was allowed to continue with my singing. Thankfully, he soon got fed up and started to fall asleep.

But it didn’t end there, a couple of nights later he asked me to sing ‘Tainted Love’ again, but this time when I started singing he kept interrupting me to ask me to explain why the person in the song wanted to run away!! Please bear in mind that my son is only 4, so it was hard to explain that love can sometimes break your heart and you need to get away, but I managed.

I then had to change song, but now we have some additions to the portfolio - ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’ (safe) and wait for it . . . ‘Sweet Dreams Are Made of This’ by the Eurythmics!!

Oh for the days when a story was all that was wanted.

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Discovery

This week I have discovered something new and re-discovered something.  Both of these things have made me happy.

Firstly I have re-discovered the library! With the onset of computers and frankly not really having any reason to use the library, my ticket expired many years ago.  However, a friend of mine who works for a local library told me about the free rhymetime and storytimes they do.

I decided to try them out and at the same time I re-newed my membership.  I was really thinking more of the children.  However when I went in this week, I discovered that they have shelves full of chick lit, which I have to say are my favourite reads.

I like books to be an easy read for chilling out with at the end of the day.  I like simply written books with not too much detail.  (Yes, I really am that basic!) What’s more  I can stock up on my favourite authors, read them and change them all for free!  Brilliant.

This is great for another reason as part of my website was to be book reviews and now I have chance to read loads without having to keep paying out for them.

I have to say I am really impressed with the library system.  Within an area, you can take the books back to any library.  You can have books out for a month.  And if you want to renew them, you can do this over the phone or via the computer to save you actually going in. 

They also have computers that you can use for up to an hour.  (This may vary within different libraries). Gosh how it’s changed.

Secondly, I discovered Innocent Smoothies (www.innocentdrinks.co.uk)  in pineapple, coconut and banana flavour.  Ooooooh yummy!!  If you like pina colada flavour, you will love these.  The only annoying thing about them is one of my children also loves the taste, so we are having mini battles to see who can get to the carton first!

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"To have a friend, be a friend"

English Proverb

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