In Sickness and in Health

There are many things I had forgotten about having little people in your life, such as the dangers that lurk in every corner of your house, their resistance to sleep despite being beyond tired and lastly, their ability to catch bugs, spread it around and bring down households of adults. I can remember the numerous...

The Maternal Bond

My finger has been hovering over the publish button for the last hour.  Like anything in life, there are highs and lows and I feel as if I should keep everything upbeat, even when its not the truth.  At the very outset, I declared that I would be real. This is my reality and all...

People…not a big fan

I am exhausted, exasperated and worn out by People. I sometimes feel like I am an alien that has been left behind by my Mothership. I have had a tough couple of weeks, both professionally and personally.  My actions in my place of work have come into question which has resulted in me over-analysing my...

Procrastination is the thief of all time

Finding inspiration for these blogs is always an interesting process and one that I cannot rush or predict, no matter how hard I try.  The only thing I am sure of, is that I will have no idea what is going to cause that lightbulb moment. This time it was after watching 'Meet Joe Black',...

Le Weekend

An account of a weekend with Phoebe who had just learned to crawl,  climb and stand in the space of 2 days. The Brief: to contain an adventurous 7 month old for 3 nights whilst still managing to eat, shower and function as human beings. Babyproofing:  I had kidded myself that my home was relatively...

Silk purse, sow’s ear

My relationship with this current blog post can only be described as somewhat strained.   I wasn't getting anything out of it, and it didn't understand what I needed.  I had even threatened to leave it  on more than one occasion but it fell on deaf ears. There I was, declaring my intention to 'just...

A new tradition

  With my birthday just days after Christmas, I have fallen into a 'tradition' of spending most of it looking back over the past year with regret.  I celebrate with my family but when everyone is in bed I spend hours visiting the dark places in my mind and fill it with negative thoughts and...

When a child is born

I think it is fair to say that June 28th and 29th were the two most extraordinary days of my life.  I have never felt such extremes of emotion from being completely and utterly terrified, to bursting with an overwhelming  sense of love and gratitude.  The memories will stay with me forever and I am...

The ugly box

In my About page, I talked about taking a good hard look at myself.  Well, here goes... Our family photos are stored in a somewhat ugly cardboard box in the loft.  Every once in a while it gets dusted off and I immerse myself in years of memories. Even though I treasure each and every snap,...

Great Granddads

  This is my Dad.  He passed away when I was 15.  He never got to meet my husband or my children. He never got to be their Granddad. I know that he would be immensely proud of all of them and it seems only fitting that he comes along on this journey with me....