: About Me

My name is Karen Collins; I am from the UK, living in the beautiful Cotswold area of Ombersley in Worcestershire. I'm a mother of four children of varying ages and very proud of them all. I love writing and try to as much as I can in between work and other commitments. I have various interests, including music, sewing and anything craft related. I work in Immigration administration, and enjoy meeting people from all walks of life.
When I came across the Helium site, I was so excited to have a community of writers that I could come apart of. I am looking forward to having a go at writing articles and joining in.

My passion is ...

writing and my family, mother earth and nature

I know too much about ...

nothing and not alot about anything

My parents always told me ...

it costs nothing to say hello, give a smile, manners cost nothing

My childhood ambition ...

to write a book

My favorite memory ...

holding my first child in my arms

Why I write ...

I love to lose myself inthe story and characters

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'm reading Rose are Red by James Patterson, I', listening to Il Divo, and Im watching CSI

My first job ...

a shop assistant at weekends at the age of 14

My best moment ...

When I won a competition and got my poem published

My inspiration ...

life and watching people

Parenting & Pregnancy > Babies (Other) Should people be allowed to choose their baby's sex?

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I was watching a programme on dogs, the narrator was imparting the information that your pet dog originated from the wolf. Years of breeding and altering the make up of dogs had provided us with the pet dogs we have today. However along with the different breeds come different faults, each breed has a weakness. The dachshund has a weak back; the bull dog suffers from hip problems and so on. This is the result of messing with the fine artwork of nature itself, producing inferior copies. Human beings have the most amazing bodies, complex, beautiful and unique to each person. The DNA of each ...

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