First off, let me just say I don’t care if you go back to work after having a child or not. I have been both a stay-at-home mum and a working mum. But I wanted to see what the science had to say on the issue. Are working mums happier as well as having a …
What is it about the shortest day that makes you ponder where you’re at? I’ve been reflecting on how life has changed this year (to distract from my freezing toes) and I think my writing has been a big learning curve not just for me, but for my kids. Reading My son eats books. By …
Tell me you’ve had this day before, please. A cattle-prod pain deep in the tailbone pulls you from sleep. Your children and your alarm are clanging in the bedroom. But you’re stuck in a dream. You can’t open your eyes because you stayed awake until midnight when this position hurt, and this ached, and this …
The boom and crack of fireworks echoed around, evoking the wonder of childhood. Tonight we were not eating grapes and cheese, snuggled en famille on a picnic rug, under the blossoming light show. My little 5-year-old ripped off her oxygen mask to run to the hospital window.
Motivation (n) is defined as ‘a reason or reasons for acting in a particular way’. I am sure you all know the meaning of the word but the real challenge is where to find it and how to keep finding it day after day. At the bottom of the third cup of coffee, perhaps. Or …