Green Man White Man
In case you hadn’t yet noticed, I’m now living in Toronto. I can’t stop talking about how much I love it here and feel like the ultimate “smug married” and don’t even care. Last week had the first day this […]
I used to sleep naked. Now I sleep in thermal underwear and I am surprisingly happy about it.
We moved to Canada! Toronto more specifically. And we love it! When I was a kid I always wanted to live in London (UK) and now I’ve done that and left my favourite city for somewhere new. I knew it […]
Am I happy about the last day of home school?
A year ago I was in Singapore visiting family and marvelling at how empty the streets were. How great it was that I didn’t have to queue for any tourist attractions, had enough space to lie spread-eagled on the floor […]
The African Adventure
Introduction My 7 year old daughter has written a story. We hope you like it… The African Adventure by Amma Watson “Hmmm where shall we go this time?” said Max. “Maybe we should go there” said Lilly. They both put […]
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 […]