Finding Christmas Magic in Unlikely Places

I love Christmas. I have bells that chime Christmas carols and old favorite recipes and the Michael Bublé Christmas classics CD. I fucking love Christmas. I love it so much that I nagged my husband to let us put up the tree early this year because I just couldn’t wait to get into the Christmas spirit. I imagined …

I Dont Have A Favourite

I have 2 children. Being their mum feels mostly like sunshine. I don’t have a favourite but I do feel differently about them. My youngest son came to me when I was in a good and steady place. I had a husband. I didn’t have to work because we had security. Everything was settled and …

We took our Son to get his Haircut

We took our son to get his haircut. He is 4 years old and hasn't been to the hairdresser for a long time. For the past 2 years he has been growing his hair out "like Dad" because he wanted to be like his Dad. We went through all the stages of hair growth; that …

The most unrealistic episode of OUTLANDER ever.

I love Outlander. I'm currently re-watching season 1. I say its on as background noise while I study but that's simply not true. I'm watching it. I'm getting all angsty about what Frank is going through after Claire dissapears. I'm getting all flustered about Jamie and Claires blossoming romance and I'm getting a bit stressed …

Dear Son, We are moving house.

Dear Son, We are moving house. In the 9 years since you were born, you and I have shared 13 different addresses. We have lived with family, friends and on our own and every time we have moved, I have watched your expression change from disappointment to acceptance as you put on a brave face …