Welcome to Midlife & Personal Growth, where we explore the art of rediscovering ourselves in this new chapter. From self-care and mindfulness to identity and change, this is a space to reflect, reset, and embrace the woman you’re becoming — one small, intentional step at a time.
On the day you were born I shouted at your dad for handing me odd socks to wear to the hospital. It was 4am, my contractions were only a few minutes apart, and I was worried about having matching socks. […]
On the day you were born Read More »
Today I took a walk with my children. We headed to one of our favourite spots with a picnic and soaked up some early spring sunshine. It was wonderful.
On finding the happy Read More »
I have a need to feel useful, to feel productive. I define the success of my days by how much I have achieved. Tasks completed, homework done, laundry folded, emails answered, kids fed. It’s a simple yes or no. Is
On finding the meaning Read More »
Do you write lists, then tick off all the easy tasks first? Do you add things to your lists that you’ve already completed, just for the satisfaction of scoring them out? Do you avoid the difficult jobs, leaving them until
On finding the start Read More »
2016 has been a funny old year. And that’s being kind. Talk about highs and lows. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, I’ll be glad when it’s over. Bring on 2017!
My Blogging Year: 2016 in Review Read More »
I’m thrilled to be featuring over on the fabulous Collecting Moments blog with my thoughts on parenthood and kindness.
The next installment in my Ten Things series, in response to all the lovely Sisterhood of the World Bloggers tags I received, are these great questions about being an expat. Ersatz Expat is a great blog charting an incredible expat
Me and: ten expat things Read More »
The next installment in my series of Sisterhood of World Bloggers posts is in response to the great set of questions I received from Izzie at The World According to Izzie.
Me and: yet another ten things Read More »
I’m in danger of becoming shouty mum again, or at least, shoutier mum again. I’m not sure if those descriptions are actually real words, but they should be.
On being busy, tired and grumpy Read More »
Next up in my series of posts responding to all the very kind Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award tags that I received are the questions from Claire at Tin Box Traveller.
Me and: ten more things Read More »
