A true friend doesn’t need to be knocking on your door every day…
Resolutions For 2019
2019 is going to be a year to grasp onto self worth with a knowledge that I’m good enough…I will listen to friendships & relationships that speak for themselves, and stop running…
Being A Mum Can Be Lonely
Being a mum can be lonely. I have a wave of sadness come over me as I realise I’m back to not having any other adult interaction now my job has finished. I’m back to solely being a mum.
I Miss You Every Day
Dear Holly, On your 12th birthday I remember you in all your forever smallness. I remember the first time I held you with a knowledge it was to say goodbye. But I didn’t say goodbye. Instead, I tucked in my heart. Your forever home. And I miss you every day.
Welcome To Wales – The End Of An Era
This is my place of work. I work on the toll booths for the bridges that separate England from Wales. It may not seem the most exciting job in the world but I love my job.
Stop Bashing Each Other – A Parenting Irony
Isn’t it true that we all want the same for our children? We all want them to thrive, to flourish, to sail through childhood and emerge into adulthood unscathed, intact and rounded into thoughtful caring and considerate people. And to get there they need the utter basics to be covered: food, sleep, hygiene, comfort and love.
Boys Don’t Wear Necklaces
As Boo was choosing herself a necklace from the knee-height display cabinet in the charity shop, Jude bounded in with his chunky heavy handed fingers & grabbed one too. He was not letting go.