Speak Out

Warning: This blog mentions suicide Our Claire has something to say… At the beginning of the week, ITV broadcast Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. In it, Meghan expressed that she had experienced suicidal thoughts after joining the royal...

Recipes For Happiness

Our Claire has been baking… As a kid, one of the things I used to love doing was making cakes. I loved the alchemy of it – the fact that you put all these ingredients together and put it in the oven where, all being well, it magically turned into a...

Warning: Contains Muppets

Our Claire reconsiders The Muppets… When I read in The Guardian the other day that Disney had added disclaimers to episodes of The Muppet Show, warning of “negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures”, I was shocked. This was not how I...

Free Love

Our Claire is finding love… This Sunday is Valentine’s Day. As a widow, the day is a bit of a sore point with me but this year I’ve decided to do something different: I’ve decided to show myself some love. However, scented candles and flowers...

Now That’s What I Call Happy!

Our Claire is getting happy… This week, WHISC posted an article on their Facebook page about a man who had collated an album of happy sounds. So it got me thinking about sounds that make me happy: My cat’s giggle: Sometimes, when my cat is super excited,...

Thank You

Our Claire is feeling grateful… WHISC posted a 7 Day Self-Care Challenge on their Facebook page this week (see image). Enjoying writing, I was especially struck by the challenge to write down ten things I’m grateful for. So here goes… The internet My...