A memoir
The school that was new when my nan was there in the 1920s This week’s Revelations prompt is memoir. It asks if we have considered writing one, and if so what it would be called.…
Kith and Kin (Thoughts on family)
CW: This post is about illness, death and dying “Family isn’t something that’s supposed to be static, or set. People marry in, divorce out. They’re born, they die. It’s always evolving, turning into something else.” ― Sarah…
Celebrations
This week’s #Swap with floss is about celebrations. I’m a sucker for a party, any excuse to celebrate. With the right people, in the right place that is. I’m not one for random parties and…
Optimism of good things to come
Christmas (or other holiday times) can be difficult. Real life isn’t always about happy family gatherings. It can be about loneliness, sadness and drama. Over the past 10 or so years I’ve experienced all 3.…
Fathers Day
Today is Father’s Day and unlike Mother’s Day it is celebrated on the same day the world over. For those of us who no longer have our dad in our life this is a difficult…
From the darkness to the light
Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light. Brene Brown There are so many ways that starting this blog has helped me explore myself…
Relationships
How apt to reach this stage right now. My relationships feature prominently on this blog and have since the beginning. A thread from the beginning was my relationship with my then husband. Over a long…
A letter filled with love
I always struggle this week of the year. The week of your birthday. You would think that I’d be over it all, after all you are 29 now. But somehow the trauma of a difficult…
Determining priorities
I’ve written a bit about the pressures I felt were on me in the run up to Christmas. I have loved family Christmas’ in the past and mourn their passing. Well, I thought I did.…
Indulgence, vice and all things nice
It’s catchup week on Food 4 Thought and what better time to think about these things than at Christmas. A time of indulgence, being a bit naughty and doing nice things. The worst of this…