Winter will end, And time will heal; New life will come! We’ll see the Sun, and Come forth whole.
Author Archives: Hilary
A trip down memory lane: Five of the best (and worst) things about the nineties
Coming from the depths of the African jungle, I cut my teeth in British society during this decade.
To be a parent is to eat humble pie: 8 myths I believed before I became a mum
If there’s one thing that serves to humble me on a daily basis, it’s being a parent. One of the reasons for that is that things I vowed I’d never do before I became a mum tend to come back to haunt me…
A question that could change your life
The next time someone does something that makes your blood boil, try asking yourself this question… it might just change your life!
The hamster and the covid test 🐹
Ok, so this isn’t one of my proudest parenting moments. But I’m going to share it because no doubt most of us all have to go through this rigmarole at some point in the next few months, and as well as being mildly amusing (only in hindsight, I assure you), let this be a warning not to promise rewards in the moment you aren’t willing to deliver on; you may regret it.
Kids making a mess?: Six reasons to let it go, for a while anyway
if you find odd socks and toast mixed in with your duplo once in a while, it’s fine. Sometimes disorder is beautiful too.
The struggle is real, but what will we let it bring out in us?
The struggle is real, but what will this crisis bring out in you and me? A flame of judgment, or a blaze of compassion?
An operation in resilience #2
Today my wee Zoë is having follow-up surgery on her arm. She smashed the bone just under her elbow in June and had plates and screws installed. I wrote a post during her first operation – I’ll admit, it was partly to distract myself from pacing the corridors and going out of my mind. ThisContinue reading “An operation in resilience #2”
On the days you just want to go back to bed…
How do you make those groggy winter mornings a little more bearable? Here’s what we’ve tried these last few months…
Screen fatigue and digital addiction: a family experiment
We’re all tired of screens, but we’re all also addicted to them. It’s making us sick. And tired, too. Here’s three tips for beating the digital blues.
