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The sisterhood

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The sisterhood When my daughter and I watched this fab film, for the first time with my mum, we absolutely loved it. And we have watched it many more times since, along with the sequal! It is a gorgeous coming of age film about four teenage friends who spend their summer apart so stay bonded through this shared pair of jeans that fit them all. They all, miraculously, fit into the same pair of jeans and each spend a time wearing them, then posting them on. They stayed close to each other, as each was facing momentous events and decisions, through these travelling pants. Friendship can stand the test of being miles apart, as it did in this film. I found the book written that was made into the film. I need to read this lovely book too! I love the idea of sharing something between friends that you can both enjoy. When we were 17, one of my best friends and I bought a posh dress together, from Topshop and paid £16 each. That was expensive then! My fab Saturday job paid me £12 a day so half ...
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Balance yourself

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Balance yourself I remember the fab TV programme from the 80s Crackerjack. I loved this programme with Stu Francis presenting it. Abd The Krankees! My main memory of it is when the contestants played the balancing game. They had to stand on a box and balance allsorts in their hands. I remember cabbages being held. Brilliant game!  But that's life isn't it? Holding as much as you can and taking on more and more until something, a cabbage drops. We have all done it. Keep saying yes to everybody and everything, while everything just builds up and up and up. Then, wham! The cabbage falls, rolls out of your hands and the seemingly ok you, the you that appears to be coping, just crumbles. We learn, the hard way, that we need to balance. We cannot hold onto everything and be everything. We have to prioritise what we can give our time and effort to. What we keep and what we let go. We see we are better trying to manage a few things, rather than try to manage the lot and fail!  Life is...
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