Crossfitting, pancreas acting, single mum to three
It was coming up close to 9pm, I was upstairs, chatting to my eldest son about homework, the teenage years and I was on a flow. Like I was, in a rare moment, nailing parenting. He was getting all the good shit – I was making a difference. Then a howl cut through the air,…
Many years ago I remember running my hands over my swollen stomach, feeling two babies bounce around with a vibrancy that I could only envy in my heavily pregnant state. I remember promising them as they lay inside the protectiveness of my womb that I would protect them always, love them furiously and never let…
Living with elderly people often comes with a lot of change. Getting old takes its toll on the body, and the average elderly citizen has different needs and limitations. As such, it’s important to meet these needs and ensure that any home is suitable, safe and convenient for them to live in. But you want…
Parents may be only too aware of the effects that raising children can have on their wallets. From increased energy costs to more expensive weekly shops, and from higher transport costs to higher rents or mortgages, every aspect of life is affected financially. It becomes more important than ever when you have a family to…
‘Mum,’ said my youngest child at breakfast last week, ‘is it Father’s Day soon?’ Before answering I heard a humph from my eldest boy, ‘always one of their days,’ he said pointedly with a pre tween growl, ‘it’s never children’s day.’ Instantly I reacted, as I remember my own mother reacting before me. ‘Every day…
