02 Jul this is for me
Feel free to read along, but this is for me. Exhaustion fuelled anxiety is trying to edge its way back in after a month of birthdays, and charity fun-runs, and matt...
27 Jun a few truths
Parenthood has taught me a lot about failure. My two girls both potty trained in 3 days at two and a half years old. I knew how to do it. It...
22 May pt. 15 about being attacked by panic.
Today has not been my finest. There have been tears, some shouting, and some fairly poor parenting. Having survived the day, and just got the youngest to bed, I thought i...
22 Apr We’re busy doing nothing, working the whole day through, trying to find lots of things not to do.
This weekend a few things really slapped me in the face spoke to me. They were all about being busy. This time last year, Matt and I, with the kids, were...
17 Apr a whiff of guilt
The other week, at the end of a long day I found myself asking Matt; "Am i a rubbish parent?" (Classic Monday night) As the day drew to a close I...
06 Apr It has to be now. (part 1)
I have lots of things nearly written, and half written, and in need of a few edits, waiting in my drafts to post… and i will get to them sooner...
26 Mar How Susan and Maria got it wrong.
First watch this. Seriously, it's three minutes long. Watch it. "I asked 5 questions in genetics class today, and all of them began with the word 'sorry'". It's me. Always apologising, 'til I don't...
13 Mar The importance of a good story.
I am reading a book at the moment which I am really enjoying. (A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller) The main premise of the book (a memoir of...
17 Feb Gratitude Day: Beautiful places
There are some places, some locations, that are just good for you. Plain and simple. Today I am grateful for a weekend in one of my favourite places. Anglesey. A shot of beauty. ...