“I didnt get a thing done today” I told my friend as we sat watching our kids dance. She nodded. “I’ve had a day like that too. I just don’t feel like I have achieved anything!” “At least we got our kids to ballet on time” I told her, and we laughed. I felt like […]
Lazy
I’ve just emerged after five weeks of lazy summer holidays. I didn’t intend to ignore my blog, and my work, and my ‘to do list’ for the entire five weeks, but that’s what happened. For the past month or so I’ve hung out with my kids, read some books, gone swimming, pottered in the garden, […]
Done
I am done. I am so done. I am crispy brown on both sides, stick a fork in me, done. I’m done with dragging kids out of bed to get to school on time, and done with making lunches. I’m done with trying to come up with the perfect present for everyone, and not blow […]
Exhale
I didn’t realise I was doing it until I stopped. I didn’t realise how loud I’d made my life until there was silence again. I didn’t realise how long I had been holding my breath until I exhaled. Finally I exhaled. I’ve been filling up every moment with something, anything, everything. Filling it with noise. […]
The Elusive Treasure of a Clean House, and Why it’s Not Worth It.
It’s taken all day but the study is finally clean and tidy. The door to the art cupboard closes, I can actually see the desk top, and I’ve even thrown out a pile of things I saved ‘just in case’. It feels so good. It feels like a fresh start, like anything is possible. I […]
The Magic Bean of Self Esteem.
Self esteem often seems like a magic bean – when you have it safely in the palm of your hand everything is just fine, but when it gets lost, it feels like bad things are sure to happen. In the past I didn’t recognise that it was self esteem that was making me struggle. I’d […]
A Tale of Dirty Socks and Why it’s Hard to Do Better When You Feel Bad.
Sometimes I send my kids to school cranky. I try so hard to set the tone in the mornings, to keep a lid on my frustration, and to smooth the way into a good day, but sometimes it all just falls apart. It can be as simple as the little one not wanting to eat […]
Yesterday, Today, and One Day.
Yesterday I picked up 3 pairs of shoes, 2 books, and a gazillion pokemon cards. Today I lost it and threatened to throw away all the Lego. But one day all the toys will be packed away. Yesterday one child refused to eat anything for dinner. Today three kids moaned and complained about the meal […]
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