To encourage you all, this week has been significantly better. Having taken my own advice last week we have gotten off to a much better start. I’m in no fairy-tale way thinking that this is it now, we’re sorted, but that with different expectations we are more prepared for the long game. Today, I thought […]
Today I am sitting looking at the laptop and having what I’m going to call a “blogging blank”. I feel that this winter has zapped me of creativity and outside joy. I was thinking only the other day, I’ve done well staying positive through all this rain, but now March has arrived I guess I […]
I have been reminded this week of the importance of journeying through parenthood with others. It’s something I’ve mentioned before (maybe on a few occasions) but each stage we face with our little ones brings new challenges which need not be faced alone. We currently have a four-and-a-half-year-old (going on 14). The Jekyll and Hyde, […]
Hasn’t it been nice to have the sun over the last couple of days and appreciate the warmth of it in comparison to the crisp autumnal air? After such a lot of rain, it has been a great blessing. Nevertheless, the rain does force us to get more creative indoors and so Poppi and I […]
Sunday afternoon blues…how many of us get that weird sinking feeling as the weekend draws to a close and the impending week looms around the corner? I, generally, love my job, but I still, most definitely, get Sunday blues. I remember Sunday blues on maternity leave too. Monday was always a bit of a nothing […]
Are you the kind of person that takes words for face value or do you read between the lines and try and make your own meaning? The other day I did an exercise with a mother and daughter in which the mother had to speak about something that was on her mind and the daughter […]
Life is a journey, not a destination. A journey usually means changes in direction and scenery along the way. Surely, this is one of the things that prevents life becoming boring and monotonous. Nevertheless, I believe our attitude towards the journey plays a significant role in how interesting we allow our journey to become. Change […]
“Ah the wonderful world of a child’s imagination” Raymond Briggs, The Bear This winter (or should I say eight months) has been, how can I put it…educational. I think a lot of being a parent is educational and our best teachers are the little ones right in front of us. I have learned a lot […]