“I’ve come to understand that it is possible, completely okay even, to feel both. The loss of the un-lived life … More
Category: A COLOURFUL LIFE
Honest Motherhood: A perilous journey
I am sat at my dining room table staring at a pile of dresses. They are new, pristine and gorgeous, … More
Honest Motherhood: A Colourful Life
We are now just days away from the next phase in BoJo’s lockdown lifting roadmap. I am thrilled yet tentative. … More
A Colourful Life: Showing up for oneself
I am sat alone in my kitchen, sipping coffee and deciding what to write about. This is a rare scene. … More
Honest Motherhood: The Dragon
It’s a beautiful Sunday morning. The sun is shining, the laundry is done and Joel has taken the children out to … More
Honest Motherhood: Making the world go round
I was recently asked by another Mum at the park what it’s been like having a baby during the pandemic. … More
Honest Motherhood: De-frazzling
It’s Saturday evening and I am for the first time all week, completely alone.No seven year old asking me to … More
Honest Motherhood: A world away from the kitchen table
Well the time has come. The moment every weary-eyed parent has been waiting for. The long-awaited return to school. Hallelujah. I … More
Honest Motherhood: A spot of decorating
Like many households, we have taken to a spot of decorating during Lockdown. I say “we”, I’ve been the only one … More
Honest Motherhood: Dreaming of Sleep
A recent column for Wokingham Today: It’s Monday afternoon and I’m snuggled up with a cup of tea and some … More