18 THINGS ABOUT LONELINESS AND HOW TO ALLEVIATE IT Apparently we now have a “Minister For Loneliness” in the UK Government because life is getting lonelier than ever. Why is that and what can we do about social isolation? It’s […]
18 THINGS ABOUT LONELINESS AND HOW TO ALLEVIATE IT Apparently we now have a “Minister For Loneliness” in the UK Government because life is getting lonelier than ever. Why is that and what can we do about social isolation? It’s […]
It’s Easter Monday and also the first anniversary of my mother’s death, but it’s pretty unlikely that she’s going to be rising from the dead any time soon. We like to think of her reunited with our father – her […]
My 6’5″ baby boy has gone travelling for an indefinite period of time and whilst I couldn’t be more thrilled for him, it’s yet another period of readjustment in this parenting rollercoaster now that I’ve been left home alone once […]
Happy birthday to my 30 year old son! OMG!! I have a THIRTY YEAR OLD SON!!! Whilst I knew there was no point in looking up what you’re allowed to do once you are 30, because it’s basically everything, I […]
My last child is home from uni after three years in Manchester. Unbelievably we managed to fit all his shit into my tiny Mini and now it’s the simple matter of trying to squeeze it all back into his bedroom:- […]
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt on this parenting rollercoaster, it’s that you can only do your best and you can never give up on your children. In all honesty, it would have been the easier option to throw in […]
I wrote a letter to my 23 year old daughter on International Women’s Day to offer her some sage advice from an older, wiser woman who has been round the block a few times and got the scars and the […]
After all the years of single parenting, my job is nearly done. My nest is empty. Again.
There have been many proudest parent moments in my life since having children. Their first smile, first time they stood up and walked, learnt to ride bicycles, watching them interact with other people, exam results (not all of them) and […]
What a shit show the UK is right now. Covid-19 numbers rising exponentially again, petrol shortages, energy shortages, food shortages, WINE shortages to follow soon (especially when I start panic buying) and it will remain to see if we have […]
My baby boy is TWENTY ONE!!! OMG how did that happen? His birthday is on the 7th July and this year it happened to coincide with the Euro semi final between England and Denmark. Little did we know it would […]
So my daughter had her last exam for her Masters degree yesterday. My mother had asked me to visit, but I’d told her that I needed to stay in so that I could manage any disturbances on my daughter’s behalf […]