Mommy, Mostly

Missing Christmas

Thinking about how Christmas will look different this year, and how it already does in the shops.

He woke at 5.30 this morning. He does that a lot, but usually I can get him back to sleep. Some cuddles while sucking on the boob and he usually drifts off and I can get another hour in bed, if I’m lucky. But this morning it was not to be. After half an hourContinue reading “A Free Evening”

A Dime a Dozen

Trying to find my own voice in a crowded momisphere.

Mom Dating

I wrote a post in one of the mom Facebook groups I joined in my new locale. I explained my situation and how I was just looking for someone to chat with over coffee. Well dear readers, it worked. I arranged a first date.

Sleep Habits

My inside was his entire world for 9 months. The least I can do is continue to be his entire world for a few months on the outside too.

Birthday Thoughts

I can’t tick all the boxes that I laid out for myself twenty years ago. But life isn’t about ticking boxes.

Average Joe

This small town accepted me, accepted my peculiar ways. I have friends but no one questions my absences too deeply.

I Wish I’d Known

What is the one thing about childbirth I wish I’d known before hand?

Breastfeeding Trials & Tourettes

Suffering not in silence through the pain of beginning to breastfeed.

Seven Weeks In as a New Mum.

During the first few months of my new life with a new life, I wrote random pieces and snippets. Small glimpses into the mind of a new mother, trying to deal with the realities and pain that is all part and parcel of the journey. I plan to edit, compile and share them. This isContinue reading “Seven Weeks In as a New Mum.”