Dear Charlotte; In September you will go to University. I miss you already. You will have the time of your life. Things will not be the same without you. *SNIFF* I feel like I am running out of time to pass wisdom on to you so I am going to write you a few posts to cover off anything I have … [Read more...]
words for wednesday-being fed to wolves
"feeling shy" www.artstudioforchildren.com Q :What is worse than being fed to wolves? A :Speaking to a group of teenage girls about what you do for a living ok that is not entirely true but I did feel very nervous when the Head of Guidance asked me to come into my children's school and … [Read more...]
the problem with sleeping alone
The problem with sleeping alone is that you get very good at it. Then when you do share a bed with another- not a child with a green rabbit, or another with study notes or boy troubles- but you know, someone with both an X and a Y chromosome, you may not acclimatise right away. You may see … [Read more...]
words for wednesday-not your average cookie
" I love my friends. They only take the important stuff seriously. Never themselves " You know those women who are really uptight and always have to do everything a certain way, and think before they speak, wear loose cardigans in dull colours and try recipes before they serve them, think only … [Read more...]
my string theory
For all the ways you wonder if you are doing a good job with your kids, if you are failing miserably, if you are sure there are periods of extreme and steady shortfall in energy, patience, guidance, good and solid example, every now and then you actually have a moment when you think you are actually … [Read more...]
Words for Wednesday-I am idiot with bed head
"I used to be reasonably intelligent, passably attractive and funny. Now I am just an idiot with bed head" me, mother of a rower My younger daughter started her on water rowing this week which means our 5:15 … [Read more...]
words for wednesday-clever women
"The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool" Rudyard Kipling if you love Rudyard Kipling take another look at his beautiful poem, IF, by clicking here … [Read more...]
I found my heart
I was walking on the beach last week and I found my heart. There it was lying in the sand. The waves had pushed it up right in front of my path. It looked up at me as I practically tripped over it It was folded in half like a kindergarten Valentine It was a little closed, a little battered … [Read more...]
words for wednesday on friday- don’t feel like it
Yesterday I said "honey, would you like a sandwich?" And daughter said "yes, thanks mom" And then it hit me. "You know what? I don't feel like making it." I love holidays. ( I recommend trying this here and there although if too often repeated, it will come back at you with triple … [Read more...]
the things people do -free diving
When I went out to the pool this morning after a work out to drink my coffee and think about nothing and everything, I found a still body on the bottom of the pool. I mean totally still. It was a guy in his early 30s, a beautiful specimen, and while I may or may not have fantasized briefly about … [Read more...]
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