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Another year has passed
February, it seems, is the month I remember I still have this blog and feel compelled to update it ( Read more... ) -
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Hello ( Read more... ) -
Work
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Christmas
It is Christmas Eve. Tomorrow is the big day. There will be presents. There will be turkey. There will be too much booze and too much chocolate and too much of everything, really ( Read more... ) -
Forgetting
An acquaintance recently posted something on social media about how she struggled with her mental health following the birth of her child. I won't say much more than that, because it's not my story to tell, but it made me think again about my own mental health journey after the Girl was born ( Read more... ) -
Next steps
I haven't been here for almost a year. This is not for want of things to write about. At any given moment, a hundred different ideas might be swirling around in my head. Rather, it's a want of opportunity. Whenever I have a quiet moment, I want it to be just that: quiet. I want to shut down my brain. Disengage. Vegetate ( Read more... ) -
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My grandpa died. He was 96 and very sick, so in some ways, it's probably the right thing. He had a long, interesting life. He had four children, nine grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. He did lots of travelling and he had love in his life. He was extremely intelligent, well-educated, well-read, a lover of music. But at the end, he was ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts on sleeping; the words "natural" and "real"
Co-sleeping and sleep trainingI've never wanted to co-sleep. I've always thought it was a) impractical, b) too hippy-dippy attachment parent-y, and c) too dangerous. However, over the last few weeks, we've ended up having to co-sleep with Grace out of necessity, as she simply wouldn't settle any other way. As such, neither I nor Husband got much ( Read more... )
