Got to love arts and crafts! I mean, I try. I’m not very good at it but I love to get crafty. These women, however, are exceptionally gifted and the fruits of their labour are a joy. Out now in Woman’s Weekly.
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This beauty has not only lost weight but also got her Type 1 diabetes under control, as well as her BMI, blood pressure and cholesterol. Louise is a shining example of the incredible impact of losing weight and gaining the freedom to enjoy life. She radiates gratefulness, positive vibes, abundant energy and kindness. Which makes her a perfect fit for Top Sante - out now!
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What a lovely human being Sue is - having gone through the pain of loss, she knew how dangerously isolating and lonely lockdown was going to be for others navigating widowhood. She set up The Widow’s Arms, an online pub for members of the rather brilliant charity WAY Widowed and Young. Connections and friendship, even while we’re forced apart - another example of great things emerging in the hardest of times.
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Captain Tom may have surpassed his expectations with his incredible fundraising achievement, but there are many other heroes in our communities - such as Victoria, who has been furloughed from her job as a receptionist so she’s busy making masks for the NHS key workers. And Karen, who has turned her home into a hub from which she builds donation boxes for new families facing financial or emotional crisis during lockdown. Incredible women rising up to do what they can during the crisis.
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Continuing my coverage of the happiest simple pleasures born of lockdown, here’s a collective of legends who have taken part in a national campaign to take out the bins wearing ballgowns. The idea started in Cornwall but now, thousands of people are taking part across the country every bin day. I’m loving the little community minded ideas born of lockdown. The team donated their fee for this story to the Covid 19 Response Fund.
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We thought now might be an apt time to share some inspirational tips from mums who have been home-educating their children for years. Anita and Leanne are both doing such a beautiful job of home-education. For anyone new to the game, it’s out now in Bella!
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