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“I love savoury. Anything savoury; nuts, crisps, sandwiches!”
“Sometimes, a blended family is amazing and sometimes it's heartbreaking. There will be moments when you feel like you are completely failing. But, if you love your family, that is absolutely enough.”
“I don't want to look really old.”
“I find shaving in general an utter chore so even removing the hair on the body parts that are on display happens on the rarest of occasions.”
“Loads of people talk about meditation and what it can do for your anxiety and I just really struggle to do traditional meditation. When they say, 'Lay still and empty your brain,' the minute I lay still, is the minute I think about everything that's going on.”
“I want people to know that when you see me on TV with glossy, bleached blonde locks it's not my real hair.”
“People are so offended by female body hair. SO offended! They actually say things like, 'Ugh, those hairs are so long.' But we have no issues with a man being head-to-toe hairy. It's so weird.”
“I would like to be good at macrame. I look at them in awe.”
“I'm not confrontational in any way.”
“Homeschooling has always been at the back of my mind, because whenever I am with the boys and we are out in different environments their senses heighten and their enthusiasm to learn is at its best.”
“I really struggle with my anxiety, I have done since I was a child. When I look back into it, I don't know what happened to make me the way I am, but it's definitely affected my anxiety levels and I've spent most of my life looking for coping mechanisms.”
“I used to get nits all the time as a kid. I was six when I first encountered the egg planting hair vermin.”
“Self-care has to be a conscious effort, because I often think there's a whole family tree of people who come before I do.”
“As a person who has lived through my parents' divorce, I don't feel lesser or that I've missed out. I didn't become an adult and think: 'My family really messed me up.'”
“If I could give my 14-year-old self any advice it would be to look after your hair. Don't mess with it!”
“Having a task to focus solely on makes me forget about anything I'm worried or anxious about.”
“People always warned me not to dye my hair too much or use too much heat but I ignored their advice. I always wanted to go blonder, straighter, slicker. The result? Wiry, broken strands and a psoriasis-ridden scalp. Stress causes flare-ups and it's so damn itchy.”
“I don't want to be the same all the time and changing my hair is loads of fun.”
“Note to self: never eat garlic before a fashion show because everyone greets you with a kiss on both cheeks.”
“Choosing when and whether to have a baby is a fundamental right for all women, no matter where they live.”