Parenting in a time of change
Since my kids have been born there has been a huge political and social swing to the right. The easy examples to point at are Brexit, the Conservatives in general and of course the great orange blimp that is Trump […]
White privilege is real – Let’s talk about it
I am white, blonde and blue-eyed, when white people see me their snap judgements will have them thinking that I’m probably English speaking, with an easy to pronounce name for other white people, an accent that white people can understand […]
The Overwhelming Truth
I think if you are someone who is even slightly self aware or self critical you will have events that stand out in your life, events that mark certain behaviours or traits that you aren’t particularly proud of. What counselling […]
Obsessions
I have this thing I do, when I’m stressed or my mind is working on something that I can’t quite access. I begin to obsess. I obsess about all sorts of benign things and they take up so much mental […]
The choice I made
I have been a stay at home mum for six years now. In that time I have become a mum to three yummy (at least I think so) kids and have inevitably centred my life around them. I spend almost […]
To all the Bona Fide Mamas
Parenting is hard and while I have a huge amount of respect for dads, this weekend is mothers’ day so this post is all about the incredible mamas I know. When I first had Rufus I was one of the […]
The Glad Game
Earlier this week Nick and I were sitting down to dinner when he asked me this question: ‘What do you look forward to?’ He wasn’t asking me about the big things like holidays, house extensions or our future life plans. […]
Living in me
Over the last couple of months I have been going to counselling. It started out as a way to help me cope with the feelings I was having post birth but has now become a real deep dive into how […]
I miss my boy
Rufus is less than a month from turning 6 and in the last few months he has most definitely turned from being my baby boy into a fully fledged little boy. He’s gone from being cuddly and snuggly to wanting […]
Happy New Year
It’s been a while since I’ve written. This is mainly because the presence of my newest family addition, beautiful Martha, has taken up a lot of the last two months but also because I have struggled to find a distinct […]