Donating blood – how can YOU help?

Responding to yesterday’s post about my failed blood donating experience, Bettina suggested I try to inspire others who could donate blood to go do so on my behalf. (I hope I am paraphrasing you right!) I think this is a noble idea; however, I would go further to emphasise that people should want to go off…

Where I went to donate blood – but they wouldn’t let me

First timer blood-donor. I expected the volumes of paperwork. I didn’t expect the pin-prick to test my haemoglobin levels (silly, me). So as I held a bit of wadding to my finger, I waited for the machine to spit out my number. I felt optimistic; it had been ages since I’d been diagnosed as anaemic….

How the United States of America caused a war (of sorts) in our household

Keira was a toddler when Adam returned from the USA after a work-trip, brandishing Leapad Leapfrog paraphernalia. Keira, even then, had perfected the one-shouldered shrug, clearly conveying her feelings about the present: an astounding, “Meh.” My son, on the other hand, sometimes wakes up in the morning and seeks out his little computer-friend and I…