Autumn of 2013. My eldest was nine years old, middle almost eight, youngest just turned six. All three were in primary school. We were allegedly smack-bang in the golden parenting stages. If…
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Wake up and remember. All the things I didn’t do yesterday. All the things I meant to do today. Never done. In leaps the calvary, to save me from myself. Can I…
I don’t like Mother’s Day. There, I’ve said it. You can disagree with me if you like, and in fact I’d love you to! Because even though we have this one thing…
By the end of last year, I felt totally depleted and fatigued by doing all the things that we mothers do. The mothering, the schooling, the working, the cooking, the washing, the…
Anxiety over change can be triggered by anything. A new school routine, going on holiday, changing jobs, moving house. Any routine change can mess with your brain-space. Yep, back to school is torture…
Some days, like today, I’m just a bone-weary exhausted mum. It comes from all the doing. It’s days like this when we are told to ‘just take a break’ or ‘be kind to…