I don’t think anything could have prepared me for the sheer, relentless physicality of these early days of motherhood. I feel in in my bones and across every inch of my skin. I am exhausted in an entirely new way. Before our son arrived, I was anxious that I would not be able to breastfeed [...]
Another social media platform has flown into our midst and, whilst we should all take a moment of silence for all the social media managers who now have one more platform to consider and cater to, it’s interesting to see the space that Threads is trying to fill. Instagram has long been my favourite social [...]
My love, We saw the sun set and rise before we slept. The aching dawn creeping round the edges of the curtains An echo of those tiny hands reaching for me Time And Time Again. The light feels harsh on my eyes, which crave the darkness of sleep, But gentle on my skin, which delights [...]
I am undone and Remade and Wrung out and Filled up and Every other thing a person can be When their universe Shifts So completely. You are my new axis . My centre of gravity has Realigned Into place Into the space we have been holding for You For so long. I do not know [...]
Hi friends. It’s been a while. I’ve had this post in draft for months but decided it was probably time to hit publish. If you’re here for poetry or a short story, a book review or something uplifting, I’m afraid you came on the wrong day. I’m here for a rant. Fair warning: this post [...]
What a beautiful thing, To know that, even when we wake to grey And the pitter patter of rain that kicks up Petrichor into the air, The sun is right there Behind the clouds Shining down on us and just Waiting For its moment To be seen.
Dust motes float in the sunlight pouring through the leaded windows,And the clink of cup on saucer and the gentle murmer of hushed conversationLayer a soft soundtrack over my thoughts.Words don’t always come easyAnd when they doSome are strange and some just don’t Say what they meanWhen they leave my fingers to land on the page,Like [...]
What now? What are we supposed to feel When the very hands charged with keeping us safe Are the ones that snatch us from the streets Abuse our bodies Squeeze the life from our limbs? What now? How are we expected to act When every action turns the finger of blame against us And every [...]
Home is many things to many people. For some, it is a place, for others a person. It may be a time or even, if we are lucky, simply our own self. Home is any and all of these things but also something more. Home is wherever, whenever and with whomever we feel a sense [...]
Quote from Rob Hopkins' "From What Is To What If" Well friends, it's hard to know where to start with everything that is going on in the world (which seems like a constant refrain the last couple of years). I don't know about you but some days I just feel lost and completely overwhelmed by [...]
Thrive In Chaos 