At the weekend, we decided in view of my husband’s redundancy to just chill a bit. We went out to a local town and enjoyed choosing glasses for the children after their eye tests and looking around the charity shops. My son said he was hungry and as it was lunch-time, we thought we would … Continue reading
It feels lovely to be writing a reasons to be cheerful post just a few days after meeting up with Mummy from the Heart herself at the MAD Blog Awards. So despite all the challenges we currently face, let’s look at the positives. 1. I went to the MAD Blog Awards ceremony and shared the … Continue reading
Before I was a Mum, a colleague told me how her daughter went to bed on the eve of her 13th birthday as a lovely girl and came down the next day as a teenage monster. I did not believe it at the time. The other day my son came in from school as usual. … Continue reading
I was away on Friday at the glitzy MAD Blog Awards do. It was a last- minute decision to attend at all. Our lives since May have been just about taken over by my husband’s job seeking efforts so I was going to give it a miss. Then I decided it might be good to … Continue reading
When I am trying to get home I know I am never alone when the night passes over my home. The journey is endless Like I am passing over an infinite ocean Home, home, home, home and home. Oooooh!
Dear Dad You are not here. You left a year ago. I try and remember your last words to me and I think they were “Thank you”. I seem to remember telling you I had done nothing and you begging to differ, always seeing me as better than I am actually am. I wrote you … Continue reading
It is one year ago since my lovely Dad died. At that point I lost my father, my advisor and my friend. Dad did not think I spoke rubbish (the word my husband used was harsher but they do say you should not swear on blogs) or if he did he was always ready to … Continue reading
My husband has less than 2 weeks to go with the employer that he has shown loyalty to for 7 years. It is stressful to say the least. He is the sort of bloke who is still putting his employer and their clients first to the detriment of his own job-seeking activities. They are difficult … Continue reading
I have with the help of the lovely Lauren set up a network where mums can share the issues that might help them to get a break. We talk about childcare, work, business and charity work. We talk about our struggles and we laugh with each other. We are having a party to bring mums … Continue reading
Kate on Thin Ice 