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Lockdown Watching: March
Lifestyle & Relationships ► 27 Feb 2021

Lockdown Watching: March

February seems to have been a very short month, thankfully, but the ongoing lockdown has meant that I’ve continued to binge-watch shows from multiple streaming services.   What have I watched this month? Amazon NCIS Season...

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Grand Designs: The Living Room
Lifestyle & Relationships ► 18 Feb 2021

Grand Designs: The Living Room

Since we moved into our new home last August, I’ve been mentally plotting and scheming about what I can do with the place.  I love moving into a new house because they are essentially blank...

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#SaveChurchstokeSchool: The heart of a community
Lifestyle & Relationships ► 9 Feb 2021

#SaveChurchstokeSchool: The heart of a community

Today, Powys County Council brought proposals to close four schools to Cabinet.  Two of the four schools are in the Montgomeryshire area and one of them, Churchstoke C.P. School, is the school my children attend. ...

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January 2021: Lockdown Watch List
Lifestyle & Relationships ► 29 Jan 2021

January 2021: Lockdown Watch List

The third lockdown has wreaked havoc with my motivation and drive to get things done. It has resulted in me binge-watching again – something I haven’t done in so long I can’t put a time...

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A Space Of My Own
Lifestyle & Relationships ► 21 Jan 2021

A Space Of My Own

There is an important truth to remember when considering why relationships that obviously do not work last long.  Children complicate matters.  One person within that relationship will have sacrificed far more to become a parent...

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Lifestyle & Relationships ► 21 Dec 2020

There has never been a better time…

This, right here, is the first post for The Daily Cwtch… a blog, a magazine, an outlet. Something to aide thinking, to provide a place to ramble. An article, a post, a story, daily, Monday to Friday. The aim is to provide a creative outlet. Maybe over time, there’ll be more than just me here. Perhaps, there’ll be more than just me reading. The primary goal for The Daily Cwtch is for fun… to alleviate the pressure of daily life.

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Beth is a 30-something living in North Powys with her five children. She wears many hats including Mum, freelancer & student. She enjoys a myriad of hobbies including reading, writing, and genealogy.

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The Generation Gap
Politics ➤ 15 Mar 2021

The Generation Gap

The whole Harry and Meghan saga has been shoved in my face each time I’ve opened social media.  Frankly, I don’t give a damn.  Important points were raised (institutionalised racism, maternal mental health, mental health...

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Why I am afraid to tell the truth
Health & Wellbeing ➤ 9 Mar 2021

Why I am afraid to tell the truth

My therapy sessions seem to be raising some curious talking points, societal constructions that I have never considered as cornerstones to the difficulties I face in my relationships.  My last session began with an analogy...

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The First Sign of Spring
On the Road ➤ 5 Mar 2021

The First Sign of Spring

The weather last weekend was divine wasn’t it?  After a time that feels like forever in lockdown throughout a bleak winter, the glorious sunshine was a ray of hope in the shadows.  Walking has always...

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The Book Club: February 2021
The Book Club ➤ 1 Feb 2021

The Book Club: February 2021

This post contains affiliate buttons for Bookshop.org, an online bookshop that supports independents and authors.  If you buy through one of the links on this post, I will receive a small commission from your purchase....

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Feeling Fabulous Focus – March 2021
Health & Wellbeing ➤ 3 Mar 2021

Feeling Fabulous Focus – March 2021

Last month, I wrote Weight Loss Wednesday, this month I’m not going to.  February was a bleak month in terms of looking at my own wellbeing.  By the middle of the month, I had sort...

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The Embezzler and the Bigamist
History ➤ 23 Feb 2021

The Embezzler and the Bigamist

This is post 1 of 1 in the series “Davidson” The one thing every genealogist will tell you is that no family story is ever complete. If someone tells you they have researched their family...

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