If you hear the words 'Golden Nuggets' you'd be excused for thinking that they are something good, something of value perhaps....  I guess you could even be excused for thinking of them as edible, after all, it sounds a little bit like 'chicken nuggets' I suppose or indeed the breakfast cereal.... this is NOT what I am talking about (although I do love edible nuggets!!!), please do not mistake them....  What I am talking about here, are actually 'tonsilloliths'......

What are tonsilloliths?

When you have mental health issues, it seems there are always others who do not understand - even those who also suffer from their own mental health problems and you therefore think they will be more understanding - they are not (or are too busy thinking about their own mental health to consider yours too... ?)  There are family members who suffer with anxiety and some with depression and some with both - they do usually go hand in hand in one way or another.  I suffer more with anxiety but this can lead me into dark places sometimes when the anxiety plays me up or when things 'go wrong'.

So, I went to a local family friendly bingo evening at the Community Centre last night with Dave and the girls.  Freya who is 11 wasn't all that keen on the idea but Isabella was looking forward to it.  When we arrived, there was only one table available - and I thought our time keeping tonight was something to be proud of - nope, apparently not, we were the last ones to arrive, again....  We made our way to said table with all eyes on us as we squeezed past 'pushed out' chairs with our bags and coats in hand - damn it was hot in there!  I was just getting hotter - you know that feeling whe

Don't get me started on dog poo???!!  I have a thing for it and it's not a good thing!!  Sometimes it just seems to be everywhere.  I dislike, actually dislike is not a strong enough word to describe my utter lack of passion for the matter...

An interesting time in our household last night with bed swapping and anxiety ?.  The evening was going well.  We watched a bit of T.V together and then Freya took herself off to her bedroom which isn’t abnormal but then, I heard the door slam – clearly she was not a happy bunny….  I left it a few minutes and then went up to see what the problem was.  Freya must have heard me coming up the stairs as she shouted out “Don’t come in here!”  She sounded upset so I tried to speak to her through the door.  After a little chat, she let me in and we had a hug.  My poor baby was feeling anxious but

We all know that bullying exists and we don't like it.  It appears that some schools seem to deal with it better than others.  Is it though, that some schools have lower levels of bullying or no bullying at all, due to the social status of the children attending the schools?  Are schools in areas of middle/upper class pupils less likely to encounter bullying here?  Or is bullying rife in all schools, irrespective of social class and it is indeed 'how the school deals with bullying' that needs addressing in order to deter bullies?