50 days of River

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

writing

  • Day 15: Six Hours of Me (Sort Of)

    A Different Kind of Start 7am start, not too bad. He’s in a good mood as always and happily comes skipping into the living room. I leave Summer for another hour or so while I make her lunch and get myself ready because today is… my time off. Kike is taking River to work. I… Read more

  • Day 1: Dawnosaurs

    Day 1: Dawnosaurs Woke up at 6am, not normally awake at this time even when I’m working, let alone during the holidays. But today was the first day, and as people who know me will tell you… I start strong and then slowly decline, both physically and mentally.So we’re starting with a bang! Today was… Read more

  • Day 0: The Night Before

    “The house is quiet. The fridge is empty. And the somewhat empty Google calendar scares me.” Today was the last day of nursery. No handover, just a quiet end — one minute he was in term-time routine, the next minute we were in summer. We went to the park to celebrate, because that’s what you’re… Read more