It’s been a busy week this week with Sophie performing in two dance festivals as well as being in the theatre for tech and dress rehearsals ready for the opening night of Betty Blue Eyes tonight. It’s been full-on and hectic, but a lot of fun too.     I’ve also been doing some performing… Read More

This week has seen echoes of the memories of our last Easter with Jessica six years ago. Easter Sunday this year was just a day earlier than Easter Sunday 2018 and it feels like there have been a lot of similarities this year – from the weather over the Easter weekend, some of the activities… Read More

After the emotional rollercoaster and exhaustion of the last few weeks, this week has felt gentler – at least as far as grief is concerned and my capacity to cope with things that are going on around me. It’s a lull in the storm which no doubt will build again over the next couple of… Read More

I’m feeling a bit drained at the moment. There’s the emotional rollercoaster that is a given at this time of year, combined with a bit of a bumpy week even without taking the grief storm into account. Anxious moments, extra things added to my current workload and generally feeling run-down. I’m pretty much running on… Read More

I’ve been struggling this week. It’s a tough time of year with all the memories of the last few weeks of Jessica’s life coming to the forefront. Mother’s Day is also an emotional day for me and one I struggle with. I did have lovely cards from Sophie and Thomas though, and Sophie did a… Read More

It’s been all about books this week – reading them, making costumes to dress up as book characters and then enjoying book-themed activities at school for World Book Day.     World Book Day has been spread out over two days for us. Thomas’s school had their dress-up day yesterday and Sophie’s is today (which… Read More

Things have felt heavy this week. I’m struggling to keep the balance of making sure I have time to myself whilst also trying to keep on top of the things I need to do. I’m trying to prioritise self-care where I can as I’m very conscious that this is our stormy season of grief with… Read More