Overthinking motherhood, writing & everything in between since 2010
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[The glittery drunken boy wizard]
Continue reading : The glittery drunken boy wizardMy kids like arts and crafts, Id even go so far as to say theyve all, at some point in their childhoods, loved arts and crafts. Unfortunately, it has become increasingly apparent over the years that the arts and crafts they love and the arts and crafts I love are,…
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[Logging back in]
Continue reading : Logging back inEighteen months ago I wrote those words here. And as it turned out, I was right – although I had no idea quite how extraordinary the next eighteen months would be, or how close they would bring me to hitting delete on this entire blog. I made the site private…
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[11]
Continue reading : 11Eyes are rolled at me on a regular, but not quite hourly, basis. When I proffered a birthday badge I was told, rather scathingly, that such things are not worn to school in Year Six. But I was still addressed as Mummy.
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[Traversing the Stanchions of Conspiracy, Anger and Suspicious Stench]
Continue reading : Traversing the Stanchions of Conspiracy, Anger and Suspicious StenchWe are all united in our waiting, sympathetic to those who clearly have it worse (man with walker, couple separated from fresh underpants, a family from Guam who are hauling about 15 packing crates on their trolleys) but at the same time, there is a mutual understanding that we have…
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[The (Middle) Child Left in the Dark]
Continue reading : The (Middle) Child Left in the DarkDo read The Girl with the Green Eyes first, otherwise you will be very confused about the sounds and sights haunting Ariana. Or indeed who the f*ck Ariana is.
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[Reasons why my kids woke me up]
Continue reading : Reasons why my kids woke me upThe year has had a rocky start, but there have been some funny moments (and by funny, I mean that special type of parenting funny where you have to laugh otherwise you will fucking cry)
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[Thank You for the Music]
Continue reading : Thank You for the MusicI never thought of myself as a baby music class person… but now it’s eight years later and all the songs are stuck in my head!
I started this blog in 2010 as part of my journalism studies and have been loudly overthinking here ever since. What began as a student project has grown to encompass (somewhat unexpected) motherhood, publishing novels and building a freelance editorial career. This is a space where I navigate life’s ups, downs and messy in-betweens and attempt not to take any of it too seriously.
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