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Do You Fancy Cat Sitting While I’m Away?

Jun 15th, 2006 | By Louise Beaver | Category: Personal Growth

My ideal holiday involves sun, by a pool, a never-ending supply of chilled diet coke, and a sky-high pile of novels to read while the stresses of home and school evaporate. However, holidays are not always just about the individual; they are about the family. That appears to be a straightforward problem; yet, is it [...]



“I am not motivated, I’m just responsible”

Apr 15th, 2006 | By Louise Beaver | Category: Personal Growth

One Sunday night, while fretting about ungraded year 10 papers, I was flicking through the channels and stopped to watch “Child of Our Time,” a social study where 20 British children born in 2000 will be documented until the age of 25. The purpose of the televised documentary is to see if their life experiences [...]