It’s Sunday night and things are looking up a little. Here’s what I’ve learned today: Self-determination is an illusion, but an important one. Instead of sorting school bags and uniform I’ve done a schedule for homeschooling. A flimsy plan, but it’s better than the ‘I want my life back’ tantrum that was threatening. I’m calm, […]
Coronavirus: School’s out for the foreseeable future…
Dear school (teachers and staff), I’m sorry I didn’t pay attention to our last days together. I had no idea that my 16 years as a mum at our local primary would end like this, none of us did. One minute you were part of life’s fingerprint, the next it was over. Secondary too, but […]
Coronavirus: Keeping Yourself And Your Family Healthy
By now we’re all fully aware of Coronavirus and how it’s affecting civilisation globally. Some places have been hit worse than others – though many countries have been going into lockdown, with businesses closing, people losing their jobs and, of course, people sadly losing their lives. It’s a scary and confusing time at the moment […]
3 Simple Ways To Spruce Up Your Home This Spring
Spring has almost sprung. And as flowers start to open and sap rises, this is the time of year when many of us get a little antsy about our surroundings and start considering which home improvements might enhance our lives and make our homes even more cosy and calm. A spring clean can be cathartic, […]
8 Apps To Help Busy Parents Organise Their Lives
If you are a busy mum or dad, you already know what it feels like to multitask and split yourself into 12 places at a time. Sometimes it can be extremely difficult scheduling work-related tasks; fitness activities, mummy duties, and a whole lot of other things that you need to get done. But, you do […]
Self-isolation: Day three, things I learned
If it was Monday, it would be Blue Monday. It may well be… I’ve started to lose track of which day is which and feeling rising anxiety about how I’ll be able to tell if it’s the weekend or not. I’m not a cryer – the opposite in fact – but today there were tears. […]
Self-isolation: Day two, things I’ve learned
I think it was the piano that did it. Googling the piano like the yamaha dgx 640 digital piano, and wondering whether Amazon (or whoever) would be able to deliver it. In a dull moment (of which there have been surprisingly few) I found myself wondering about all the marvelous things we could learn during […]
Self isolation: Day one, things I’ve learned
It’s funny how the significant moments happen without fanfare, rather than to the big hulloo you think they deserve. Working from home this lunchtime when Boy Two came in from school looking clammy and pale. He flopped onto the spare bed and said: “Urgh.” He was shivery and warm, achy, coughing and tired. Oh, shit. […]