In the last two years since I launched my blog, I’ve probably sat down to write this piece a dozen times, but for whatever reason it hasn’t flowed. But now, it feels like the right time to put my stepmom journey down on paper – it all it’s colourful glory. Did you know it canContinue reading “Being Stepmom – the good, the bad and the ugly”
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What self care looks like to me and what it could look like for you…
Neck deep in bubbles, channelling Julia Roberts in THAT iconic scene from Pretty Woman – a perfect moment of self care? Well, absolutely, but that’s not ALL self care has to look like.It’s not always prettiness, candles and pamper evenings. It can sometimes be a little more raw. I’ve come to realise that sometimes, selfContinue reading “What self care looks like to me and what it could look like for you…”
A letter to post lockdown me
As lockdown now starts to ease and we are beginning to see glimpses of normality creeping back in, I wanted to take some time to reflect on the last few months and post a little reminder to myself on what it was like before it all becomes just a distant memory. A Letter to PostContinue reading “A letter to post lockdown me”
Under pressure: Life in lockdown
As I write this, we are currently coming to the end week three of lockdown, a review is imminent and although no one is really ready to say it out loud, we know this is going to be extended. So, as we stare down the barrel of at least a few more weeks of stayingContinue reading “Under pressure: Life in lockdown”
Oh baby!
If you had asked me 10-15 years ago, where I would see myself at 33, I would have 100% told you, married with at least two children. Those of you who have read some of my other blogs, will know what happened on the marriage side, and it’s not something I am against, but I’mContinue reading “Oh baby!”
I got 99 problems….
And my main one is over thinking…. I am one of the worst for it, I’m a born worrier and by nature quite an anxious person which means every little thing that happens (or has the slightest chance of happening) is subject to hours of analysing in my head. I remember as far back asContinue reading “I got 99 problems….”
Sticks and stones…
…. But words do hurt you. In my previous post about my journey with depression , I mentioned how destructive strangers judging me on Facebook was to my mental health. Social media is such a huge part of our day to day lives it’s easy to forget that we are actually still all human beings,Continue reading “Sticks and stones…”
Flawed chemistry
I’ve always thought I’m a pretty strong minded woman – thick skinned and able to cope with A LOT. So a few years ago when I found myself sobbing in a chair in my GP’s office, it was NEVER something I would have predicted. As a teenager I went through some difficult times, getting myContinue reading “Flawed chemistry”
And we lived happily ever after…. Separately.
Not many of my Instagram followers will know that by the age of 29, I had been married…. and divorced. Now I’m in a totally different place in my life, it’s not something I choose to dwell on, but it’s also something I’m not ashamed to talk about. I had not long turned 22 andContinue reading “And we lived happily ever after…. Separately.”
Dear Dad
Dad is not a title you deserve. It’s not one you’ve earned, but because you are my “biological father”, it’s the name you get given. I have only vague memories of you – not particularly happy, or unhappy. I don’t really remember what you look like, what you sounded like, whether you used to cuddleContinue reading “Dear Dad”
and she said 