Bursting the Bubble
It has been just over 5 months since the schools closed, just over 5 months since the world as we have known it changed in a way that we have all struggled to grapple with. While the restrictions have loosened […]
Black Lives Matter
Since the incredibly tragic, heinous and unlawful death of George Floyd I have remained fairly quiet on social media about the disgusting systemic racism that is rampant through most of the world. This is not because I condone it, but […]
Our Decision
When I started writing this blog I did it with the intention of being completely transparent and honest about my life. I didn’t want to hide behind a veneer of perfect imperfections – I wanted to tell the whole truth, […]
It’s been a while
I haven’t posted on here for a while and there’s a few reasons for that. The first being that the big kids are both now in school full time and while that has freed up some time for me during […]
How did it happen?
When I was 20 years old I met a man. He was seven years older than me and he changed me forever. For years after I questioned how I let it happen, how I got to that place, and what […]
Recapturing Youth
This week I got a whole year older – I’m now 33! I know, I know – it’s not that old but it feels old. I’m solidly in my 30s, I own my own home (with a mortgage), I am […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]