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It’s the day before we go back.Back to routine. Back to work, school, nursery.Back to after-school clubs, figuring out dinner, birthday parties at the weekend.Back to reality. It’s been a good Christmas because we didn’t do it. The second part of the week has been more challenging. River being out of routine is a bit Read more
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So it’s that time of year when we’re all encouraged, or forced to reflect on the last twelve months. Spotify Wrapped, Instagram reels, Facebook memories. All quietly reminding us what 2025 held, for better or worse. I asked my lot what they wanted to achieve in 2026. Kike said, “Make money.” (Always.)Summer said, “Eat more,” Read more
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The last day was fairly muted. River had decided he wanted to go home and spent most of it saying “bye bye holiday.” We went to the playground where he fell off the zip wire, spectacularly. I felt awful for laughing once I realised he’d genuinely hurt his knee. There was a brief attempt at Read more
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This blog post feels muddled because it is muddled. It was written over a few days, in snatched moments, and honestly that mirrors how my head has felt. The hotel is huge, a maze of elevators, tunnels and dark pockets of fake volcanic rock. It’s built into a castle, which sounds magical, but mostly means Read more
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Just a quick one tonight but I wanted to write about something. I still haven’t found anyone to replace our babysitter and there is literally no one else to ask. Which means, for now, it’s just the four of us. No evenings out, no date nights, no popping out to see friends. I keep wondering Read more
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A Quiet Friday Night… Or So We Thought So it’s been a little while since I wrote anything. I’ve been having a few health complications which has been very energy draining, leaving me no time to write down my endless thoughts. I think I’m on the mend now, so let’s get into it. Friday night, Read more
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Sunday evening It’s Sunday evening and I’m sitting here watching Wicked in preparation for the new one coming out in a couple of weeks. Summer (and I) are very excited and we’ve spent part of the weekend decorating our house on Roblox in our given characters of Glinda and Elphaba. River, after fifteen minutes of Read more
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Sunday Night: The Start of the Spiral Sunday night didn’t quite go to plan. The kids went to bed without too much fuss. Kike and I even went to bed at a reasonable time but I didn’t sleep well. Around 3am, Summer began coughing. We checked on her but she was fast asleep. I tried Read more
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Thursday Evening: The Turning Point It’s Sunday, the end of the October half-term and I’m sure you’ll all be pleased to hear, it got better. On Thursday evening, two things happened.First, I messaged my friend who I met on holiday. She told me to try, however hard, to be positive. Her son can pick up Read more
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Wednesday Morning: The Crash 6.30 a.m. came round quickly this morning.I know I said my positivity was low but I didn’t think I would crash this fast. It’s 1.30 p.m. and I’ve been crying for over an hour. I’ve gone back to bed and I don’t want to come out.River is watching endless YouTube and Read more
50 days of River 