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It’s been a while since I wrote for the3rdimagazine.
I found the last few weeks of 2012 much more difficult than expected. (My stepson was killed cycling to work on 5 January 2012). Approaching Christmas and all it represents for family celebrations we found ourselves getting …

One of the best things to happen in my charity world is that young people of all ages want to support It’s Good 2 Give in all sorts of ways.
I didn’t expect it to become such a big part of what we do and how …

You know when I was younger I was a bit of a hot head. Had an opinion on everything! Politics, feminism, you name it I thought about it.
Here I am now at 55, happily middle-aged and content. In the bit in …

Our wee charity is run by me – a full time volunteer and aided by a lovely support team of volunteers.
Right back at the beginning when I set it up I said it was like a co-operative of like-minded individuals, all wanting to do something …

I am sitting here thinking about ambition – am I ambitious? You bet I am!
Have I always been ambitious – I don’t actually think so.
Thinking back to those teenage and early twenties years I was happy to be working but not overly ambitious.
Buying my first …

This year has been a bit of a roller coaster for me. I had never experienced this kind of loss before. (for new readers, my stepson Andrew died in a cycling incident on 5 January this year). When my parents-in-law died …