Do you shy away from grief? Would you cross the road rather than comfort someone who has lost a loved one? Do you wonder what to say? Does seeing someone mourn make you uncomfortable? I do agree that it is very hard to watch someone hurting. Since young Daniel died I have seen up close … More You do make a difference.
Don’t panic I’ve not lost my high paid job (as I don’t have one). No I am referring to my life as a mother. Tonight another door on motherhood closed to me forever. I was sitting down, minding my own business, happily watching nothing in particular on TV, and feeling all was quite good in … More I’ve been made redundant!
Remember that miserable blogger who wrote the last post on this blog? Well that girl has left the building! Look at my shiny new button. Yes I am a finalist in the Irish Blog Awards, I have made it to the final ten in Best Personal Blog. When I read on facebook earlier today, that … More Good news!
There are times when I sit to write and the words just fly. They are typed before any conscious thought has taken place. In a way it is similar to free writing. Usually on those occasions there is hardly need to edit, and I am often surprised by what I’ve written. Then there are days … More Maybe I’ll post tomorrow.
So my blog friends, just how well do you know me? Tonight I will put together some random facts about myself. Some you may already know, but hopefully some will surprise you. I’d like to thank the blog dancingthruyears for prompting me to write this with her seven random facts post. I always enjoy reading … More Some random facts about me.
Congratulations to me. Today I became a successful mother. How? Well today two of my four children did what nature intended them to do. They left home. Why do I consider myself a successful mother? Well because these two little feckers darlings, skipped out the door and back to college, without a backward glance! Perhaps … More Today I know what a successful mother feels like.
As I prepare sandwiches daily, for my daughters school lunch, that are often not eaten. I say, ‘Thank you’. As my daughter rushes to check her swim bag, moments before swimming, to discover I took out and dried her wet togs yesterday. I say ‘Thank you’. When my daughter wrinkles up her nose at her … More Mom, I have something to tell you.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. It is almost exactly two years since young Daniel began secondary school. All dressed up in his new uniform, white crisp shirt and blazer, so different a look to his usual choice of tracksuit or football kit. He looked so very handsome, and yet still cheeky! Dan only got … More Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
If you are born competitive, will you always want to win? I was prompted to ask myself this question after reading a fellow (Irish) bloggers post one day.It was the blog Raising Elves, and in a post she asked, ‘Does winning or losing effect who you are?”Does winning well in childhood make you a more … More Does a competitive nature ever die?
Today is a good day! Take a look to your right and you will see my shiny new badge. I have been shortlisted for the Irish Blog awards in the Best Personal Blog category. It says ‘short’list but actually it’s still quite a long list if you ask me. Late last night as I was … More Thank you my blogging friends.
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