50 days of River

Fifty days of River: Connection, isolation and everything in between.

depression

  • No home, Pub!

    A successful trip to North London (mostly) Another week has flown by and my eye is all healed thankfully. We had a good weekend visiting friends in North London, although taking our children to a well organised, tidy and sophisticated home was a bit of a gamble. Luckily our friends were very patient but there… Read more

  • It Was Never About the Costume

    Back to Reality First week back has gone OK. We all struggled with the mornings, too used to our 9am holiday wake-ups and late-night entertainment. Getting up and dressed in cloudy London is a sharp snap back to reality. River has upgraded his “NO NURSERY” to “I DON’T WANT TO GO TO NURSERY,” which we’re… Read more

  • Day 13: Mondays Are the Hardest

    The Stillness After the Storm These are the days I don’t do so well. The weekend was full: family, friends, little errands. Then Monday rolls around. Summer’s lunch is made and she’s off with Kike at 9am. Just River and me now. No plans, no structure. The house is filthy but I don’t know where… Read more