Children, Food, Friends, Health, Home & Garden, Self-care, Work

How to cope when it’s all a bit much

In case you haven't noticed, we have a lot of life going on at the moment. We have turmoil, the horrors of year 6, the preparation for building work, lots of training at work for me and travel for himself, plus large boy's unmentionable leg (post to follow later when it's hopefully resolved), running frustrations,… Continue reading How to cope when it’s all a bit much

Children, Family, Self-care

Year 6 Horrors: 4 SATS

I've decided to document large boy's journey through his year 6 experiences with a series of posts sharing a tongue in cheek assessment of what it's like having a 10 or 11 year old child. SATS Hmm maybe not so much tongue in cheek on this on. Not to mention it would probably have been… Continue reading Year 6 Horrors: 4 SATS

Children, Family, Home & Garden, Writing

Turmoil

Changes, disturbances, a whirlpool of disruption. Normal life a distant memory. Temporary solutions, barely getting by. Vacillating between the challenges and spinning all the plates, nothing's broken, yet. Whenever people have asked me "how's it going" lately, my response has been "there's a lot of life going on right now". If you follow my Instagram,… Continue reading Turmoil

Children, Family, Self-care

Year 6 Horrors: 3 The Drama

I've decided to document large boy's journey through his year 6 experiences with a series of posts sharing a tongue in cheek assessment of what it's like having a 10 or 11 year old child. The Drama Oh the drama! Sooooo much drama and we're only at the start of the pre-teen phase. Every time… Continue reading Year 6 Horrors: 3 The Drama

Children, Health

Coping with migraines in children

Last autumn I wrote about my experiences with migraines as an adult. However, small boy has also been suffering with classic childhood migraines since he was about 4 and a half. Before I go further, I want to be absolutely clear that I'm not a medical professional and our experiences shouldn't guide you in responding… Continue reading Coping with migraines in children