Being happy during a pandemic
It’s quite clear that 2020 has been a total car crash of a year. And it’s not over by any stretch of the imagination. Unless the new vaccine is the fastest acting one ever invented, 2021 is in all likelihood […]
How to be happy when you’re so tired you could eat your own eyeballs
I can count on one hand the number of uninterrupted full night’s sleeps I have had in the last 7 years. Funnily enough my oldest child’s 7th birthday is this week. This is one of those correlation does indeed equal […]
You know her best… Do I though?!
Of all the things people tend to say to new mothers, “you know her best” is probably the one that stuck with me as one of the more bizarre. The midwife who came to visit us at home the day […]
Furloughed Folks: do what you need to do
Touch wood; so far I have been so ridiculously in the 1% during this pandemic. Of course it has been hard for my family but in the grand scheme of things we have had it easy. Nothing illustrates this more […]
Why Black Lives Matter To Me
I have been quiet on social media and on the blog recently. During lockdown I’ve struggled like many people have struggled. Struggled with working from home, struggled with isolation, struggled with being a parent at this most challenging time. I […]
My first holiday without the kids
Now this isn’t really 100% true. It’s my first holiday without 2 out of 3 of my kids. And my husband. I’m currently staring at my fireplace. TV off. No distractions. Just sitting still for a long time. Everyone is […]
I wish I had said something
If you follow my Instagram @misohappy_blog you may have seen that I went to Pregnant Then Screwed Live last weekend. It is an annual conference bringing together like minded people who have become parents and are now looking for ways […]
Kobe is one of those people
I have that empty feeling. Maybe it’s just me that has this when famous people die. I don’t feel loss as such because I didn’t really know Kobe Bryant or his daughter Gianna. I just knew they were there. Somewhere. […]
What I wish someone had told me when I became a mother
Like almost all parents I know, there are so many things I wish I’d known when I became a mother for the first time. There is so much advice out there and most of it is contradictory so the only […]
Star Wars Rise of Skywalker Movie Review
Date seen: Thursday 2nd January 2020 Venue: Everyman Oxted WARNING!!! SPOILER ALERT! This post is dark and full of spoilers. Read only if you’ve seen Star Wars Episode IX or if you don’t care… I won’t bore you with a […]