Raising awareness for Gloucestershire isolated people suffering infertility & abuse

I met a lovely and amazing women yesterday .. Leann Huntley https://mobile.twitter.com/believesoca This is her story:-

http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Mum-Gloucester-waives-anonymity-speak-Royal/story-20587519-detail/story.html

We are going to work together to raise awareness for both our charities in Gloucestershire.  Let's do it Leann!  So Inspiring to meet "like" people.

Follow Leann on Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/believesoca

Would love to hear from anybody in the Gloucestershire area who would like to donate blogging lessons? 

Rampant Liverpool!

Cardiff 3 Liverpool 6

what a game!!  I hope Cardiff don't get relegated though... Love the City of Cardiff and have lovely welsh cousins there; spent lots of school holidays there so have fond memories.

PLEASE Liverpool win the Premiership it's now or never!  Suarez and Sturridge on fire :)))))

HAPPY! Xxx

The pleasure of approaching menopause... Not!

Another dose of heavy periods ..yuck!  Just read this

https://sites.google.com/site/peppersglos/

Going to try some high dose natural vitamin A cod liver oil, apparently works to reduce heavy periods!  Beats surgery!

Will keep you posted of progress. :)

Supporting each other in the world of IVF

Just received #thepursuitofmotherhood book by @JessicaHepburn .. Really looking forward to reading this book!  Enjoyed a great chat with Jessica last weekend.

Also spoke with Nicola this week who is campaigning IVF Post Codes @IVFyes ... I really hope she achieves her goal.  This post code lottery is very cruel for those who have to pay thousands of pounds for IVF treatment, it's heartbreaking enough especially more so when it fails!  Been there! :(

Loving my research and two more lovely inspiring women I have spoken with and hope to meet up with in the big smoke.

Have a good weekend and I am looking forward to a weekend in Cardiff, staying with my wonderful nephew (I am a lucky Aunty) who has just passed his nursing degree.

PS - if not a mother enjoy and reap the rewards of being an Aunty. Xxx

The magic of networking!

I met a lovely lady Virginia Stourton who with her business partner David have formed a business coaching network in Cirencester who meet monthly.

www.rekindlethespirit.co.uk

virginia@rekindlethespirit.co.uk  
david@rekindlethespirit.co.uk 

Really worth a visit if this is your area?  Thank you Narjas for the introduction... Narjas by the way is a great graphic designer .. +Narjas Carrington-Windo 

Anyway I asked virginia who has been a very successful business woman as an Interior Designer and shocked us by announcing she was 12 years off being 90 is now sharing her wealth of experience with others.  I wanted to know what she thought of my charity name "The Egg and the Sperm" and explained what support I was offering.

I told my story of unfortunately not having children, had 3 lots of IVF and a miscarriage and realise now I won't have children.  She was so lovely and positive in her response and even phoned me yesterday after thinking and worrying about me over the weekend that I must be positive and accept my fate.

She encouraged me to go ahead and research into setting up my charity to support ANYBODY trying to conceive, IVF, afterwards, and so on.. Anybody meaning a couple, an individual, family members etc.

I was so touched by this, as I do love to give, but it's so nice when somebody gives back, and she has said I can contact her any time.  

THANKS VIRGINIA X

Pursuit of motherhood by Jessica Hepburn

The Pursuit of Motherhood http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/49726587/-/Product.html

Have just bought the above book and have even spoke to its Author the lovely Jessica Hepburn on Saturday as part of my research to setting up my Charity "The Egg and the Sperm"... Thanks Jessica really good to talk with you and will meet up some day for sure!

I am overwhelmed with my research so far with the kind words of support (I have had to convince a few that I am of sound mind to take my mission forward).... Yes I am ready to do this!! Yay...

Bearing your soul isn't so bad after all. :)

Happy Valentines!

Happy Valentines everybody, just had nice home made meal, steak for me and gammon for hubby!  Lovely meat from our local neighbour Butcher!!  Compliments to the Chef... ME :). Oh nice white Wine!!  Think I may treat myself to another glass hehe!!

Now watching a film chosen by hubby, not very romantic, buy hey....Brooklyn's Finest with Richard Gere and Wesley Snipes.

Have a great weekend! :) xx