Blogging Virgin

So I've been thinking about this for a while now.........

I'm quite shy about the fact anyone could be reading my musings though so I think i'll keep it a secret for a bit until I'm more familiar with the world of blogging. (if you've read and wish to comment, please be kind!)

This weekend my little boy - who is almost one! Went to stay with his Grandparents in Derby for the first time on his own. This gave me some much needed "me time" and after I had done everything I could think of and started to twiddle my thumbs, I decided to build myself a Blog!

So here we are - watch this space I suppose! x

Toilet Twinning

Toilet twinning is a new and unique way of supporting people for whom good, clean, safe sanitation is a luxury - not a given.

CORD (http://www.cord.org.uk/) is working to improve water and sanitation in war torn Burundi. In the past year they’ve helped local people there to build 870 latrines, each benefiting family of six.

That’s 5,220 people who can now go to the loo in a safe, private and hygienic way! They are planning to double that number.

I just twinned my downstairs loo with a loo in Burundi, it cost me £60 and for that I got a framed certificate to hang in my loo with;

• the unique number of the latrine
• it's location in Burundi and...
• the exact grid-reference so I can look it up on Google Earth

What a great idea!!