After the busyness and the emotional rollercoaster of the last few weeks, it’s been good to have a bit of a lull this week. My to-do list is starting to feel manageable again and while there have been intense emotional moments, I’ve been able to just let myself feel the emotions without trying to fight… Read More
This week has been a busy one, but gentler than the past few weeks have been. The storm has calmed down for now and I’m back to feeling more able to navigate living with grief. It’s just as well given all the things I’m currently trying to juggle. Hopefully once I get past this weekend… Read More
September has been a tough month on the whole. It was to be expected to some extent, especially at the start of the month with Sophie starting junior school, Thomas starting preschool and Jessica’s birthday all falling very close together. Milestone moments are always hard. If Jessica had still been with us, she and Sophie… Read More
I’d have liked to have come up with a positive word this week after the last couple of weeks but to be honest, right now I’m just trying to get through each day as best I can. Trying to find little moments of positivity where I can in amongst yet another week where life has… Read More
September has seen a return to normality in many ways for Sophie and Thomas. They’re both back at all their activities for the first time since March last year. It’s not surprising that one of the things I’m hearing a lot lately is “oh haven’t you grown?!” An eighteen-month gap brings a lot of changes,… Read More
I’ve been feeling somewhat overwhelmed and exhausted this week. Too many balls to juggle, too many nights of not enough sleep despite trying to go to bed early, too many mornings starting well before dawn. A husband who is either away or working such crazy hours that he might as well be away. Overwhelming grief… Read More
It’s been a week of somewhat emotional milestones. Monday would have been Jessica’s tenth birthday. It was also Thomas’s first day at preschool. Sophie was very excited that her little brother was starting preschool and I am sure Jessica would have been too. Big days like this are always harder without Jessica with us. It… Read More