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This week... as infant loss awareness week approaches, I receive a touching letter from a reader
This week... public road / car park rage
This week...Basingstoke car nightmares volume 2: parking
This week...the inevitable autumn spider column
This week...the torture of driving in Basingstoke
This week...moving on from our 'annus horribilus'
This week...the disappointment of the summer's weather
This week...working from home whilst looking after a 5 year-old
This week...the pleasure of nostalgic sweet treats
This week...online hotel reviews and their potential to ruin a holiday
This week...the start of the school holidays brings back childhood memories
This week...reducing sugar proves a tough challenge
This week...coping by cooking, reading and spending time with best friends
This week...I struggle when planning our baby's cremation
This week...the enduring appeal of snail mail
This week...trying to get on with things post-bereavement
This week...we're grateful for the online support of family, friends and strangers
This week...we lose another baby to Hughes Syndrome / APS
This week...the same-sex marriage referendum
This week...the power of a good costume drama
This week...we're impressed by the BBC's VE 70th anniversary concert
This week...I'm fretting how I'm going to deal with new injections
This week... why I'll be casting my vote
This week... we've a new Pointless addiction
This week...a childhood burglary still haunts me
This week...a tidy home is not a top priority
This week...my love of a tidy home
This week...recycling in the home
This week...the closure of a leisure centre in my hometown prompts a nostalgic wallow
This week...getting a new passport picture of our five-year-old is a nightmare
This week... spelling, punctuation and grammar part two
This week...we 'pay it forward' by raising money for Sands
This week... we're in trouble with the dentist
This week...I confess to being a member of the punctuation police
This week...my other half is going to have to put up with four females all at once
This week...the husband's iPhone addiction is worrying me again
This week...the possible legal complications of attending a child's birthday party
This week...we're saying goodbye to our editor, Mark Jones
This week...the decluttering continues
This week...there are hopes for a happy ending in 2015
This week...roll on the comforts of home
This week...I'm indulging in my favourite Christmas films and books
This week.. thank goodness for our local am dram societies
This week...we're watching TV as a family, thanks to Strictly Come Dancing
This week...grim times mean we're embracing some early Christmas spirit
This week...we experience a bit of a Christmas craze, thanks to Disney's Frozen
This week...I'm grateful to everyone who got in touch after my last column
This week...a family death raises questions about dementia
This week...we experience a personal tragedy
This week...The Apprentice sparks a debate on feminism
This week...we're drowning in 'stuff'
This week...the referendum prompts a personal bit of pondering about nationality
This week...it's good to talk
This week...we are doing our best to become morning people!