How to deal with a tough week?

How to deal with a tough week?

Sometimes tough weeks creep up on you when you least expect them. Last week was one of those tough weeks, it came out of nowhere, Oscar had been poorly, my physio told me I’m out for six months, my hormones were all over the place and to top it all up my grandad is...
How I stay positive

How I stay positive

I guess we wouldn’t be human if we didn’t have those negative annoying thoughts.  Those thoughts that makes us doubt ourselves, question our decisions and in general give us internal fear. I am a worrier, I can go into a room look around and see all the things that...
“Where are you (really) from?”

“Where are you (really) from?”

Preface: GUEST POST by my dearest friend “cousin Michael” The world seems to be waking up to racism against black people, I urge you to read this powerful piece. This has become one of the most corrosive and toxic questions in the western world. Despite...
For my son

For my son

Our secret place Some days I close my eyes and I imagine I’m in heaven, I imagine the sky is so blue, the clouds are the whitest I’ve ever seen and then I smell you, you are near.  I can no longer remember how you smell when I’m awake so I have to close my eyes...
Are you doing enough for yourself?

Are you doing enough for yourself?

I often tell myself that I’m not just a mum and as I mentally prepare myself to return to work, I question what have I done for myself?  Before pregnancy I got into the habit of working out, looking after my skin, budgeting, keeping an eye on my goals and pension but...