Self-Care… Do you Dare?

Ah yes, self-care… quite the buzzword lately. Sometimes it annoys me ‘cos it seems to be everywhere, other times I’m all for reading about it, nevertheless I have no doubt about its importance in our overall wellbeing. I see people online from time to time snapping their way around an amazing spa with #selfcare slapped…

Come Flounder with Me!

I was bored today. Yes I said it! I was bored. I reached a point early in my day where everything I NEEDED to do was done. Dishwasher was on, laundry was washed & hanging, the house was an acceptable level of tidy. I had nothing urgent or niggling on my mind. I had nothing…

Shur Look, We Have to Get on With It

“Shur look, we have to get on with it.” I feel like I spend my time saying these words lately. At home, in school, on the phone, in the shop, at the chemist, I don’t go anywhere else so that’s the end of that list! Level 3, level 4, level feckin 90, it’s all the…

Mammy-Versaries

Big Bro turned 5 this week. It was my 5th Mammy-Versary! It’s a big milestone in his life & it’s a big milestone in our lives too! Some might say the “hardest” years are behind us… parents of teenagers would probably say the hardest is yet to come! Either way it’s crazy to think that…

Evolution of a Weekend

If you ask a parent how their lives have changed since having children, they will most likely mention the word “weekends” in the first or second sentence. Before we had children, we were the ultimate lazy couple. We may or may not be out of bed by 11am, there would be at least one meal…