Well Christmas passed in a flurry of frozen pipes, snow up to the dogs' arm-pits and laying carpet over the skating rink on the front drive. The low point was when the bath started emptying through the kitchen ceiling onto the mince pies. Oh, and then there was having to put wellies on before going in the bathroom...

Enough of 2010 and all that! Now here we are caught up in a flurry of activity planning this years courses. Reflexology qualifications have under-gone some changes recently and for October 2011 we're planning to offer the new 7 module ABC Level 3 Diploma which is recognised by all the major professional associations and registers of therapists. There are more details on my newly re-vamped website which has gone live today. Lots of great new design ideas from web supremo, Oz - he's shamed me into doing my bit and up-dating my blog!

We have a reflexology taster day planned on August 14th for prospective students or anyone just wanting to dip a gentle toe in the water - email for details. Enrolment morning will be Saturday September 3rd and the course will run on 14 Sundays starting in mid October. I'll shortly be putting the dates on the calendar when finalised. The venue will again be the lovely Oxstalls Campus - 3 miles from Junction 11 of the M5.

Many congratulations to last years students who all did brilliantly in their exams, as expected. They're all fully qualified now, no doubt with their diplomas hanging proudly over the fireplace.

Since the school started in 2008 we have a 100% pass rate in the exam!

Current students are working hard on their practical skills and will soon be ready to work on outside clients. We'll be starting clinic sessions in April and inviting anyone who'd like to experience a treatment, free of charge, to come along and join us. Again, email for details.

On a personal note I've got another house-move in the offing at the end of February - so there'll be new contact details on the website. Back to packing then.

All good wishes for 2011.