So last week I was all about rabbits and headlights, but this one has been all about mice and men! One of my mother’s favourite sayings has… Read more “Of Mice & Men…(I’m Not Talking Steinbeck) & Attempting to Plan!”
Category: motherhood
All Ears & Whiskers…The Challenges of Solo Working!
Do you ever get those weeks when you just cannot get anything done? Or at least that is how it feels! Those weeks when you are so… Read more “All Ears & Whiskers…The Challenges of Solo Working!”
MUMS ON THE RUN AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FINDING YOUR TRIBE!
Why getting out and about, meeting new people and breathing, is so important to so many mums!
Running Like a Child and Weeing Down Hill – Discovering My Love of the Trails!
Like many women of a certain age with responsibilities at home, running has become an essential part of my life – some much needed ‘me time’ and fresh air coupled with a sense of accomplishment, as well as a way to connect with others doing the same, having a laugh and generally keeping sane!
How to Fake Heinz Tomato Soup and Other Things I Never Thought I’d Have To Do!
About a year ago I returned to life as a full time mum for reasons which are largely irrelevant to the point of this story, but which involved a health crisis in the family. At the time I was completely consumed with the situation at hand, and I didn’t miss my ‘part time job’ one bit! Of course, my ‘part time job’ had become ‘full time on part time hours and pay’ and unmanageable with the Shangri La of the ‘best of the both worlds’ rapidly descending into a living nightmare.
The Miracle of Person Making
Today my person finished Key Stay 2 at school and it occurred to me as I reflected at how quickly she had gone through the first three years of her school life, that it takes quite a few more people along the way to make a person! Between Reception and Year 2 our children change almost beyond belief. From babies to proper functioning and almost independent people in the blink of an eye! From barely walking and talking, to chit chatting, cartwheeling forces of nature, who make us laugh every single day.
Today…
Today I smiled as Ella did her pony tail for the fourteenth time to get it ‘just right’ when she should have been cleaning her teeth. Today… Read more “Today…”
