Musings :: Moments :: Memories
I have written before about my suspicions that my brain is perhaps not neurotypical. I think this is the reason that I have struggled with establishing and maintaining regular routines. This in turn has meant that I have strived for this elusive routine for years, thinking that I was deficient in some way because I… Continue reading Elusive routines
Dear Evelina It has been such a long time since I have written one of these letters to you. When you were small, I was so good at writing to you every month to tell you what you were up to and how you were growing. Now you are a teenager and you can see… Continue reading Thirteen Years
As with most aspects of my life, I go through seasons where I am on top of meal planning and seasons where it is a shambles. I do not know why I am unable to maintain any form of regularity or routine but after years of trying to make myself stick to one, I have… Continue reading Using a Meal Matrix
The laundry is a cycleIt is never doneStop trying to finish it When someone rude puts you downJust smile and reply'That's such an odd thing to say' Don't worry about sleepingAfter some crossed wordsSometimes you're both just tired Tug of war with your worriesIs so exhaustingYou can let go of the rope Writing haiku is… Continue reading Life Advice in Haiku
Evenings are a bit mixed around here lately. Sometimes it is a picture of serenity (which in truth means everyone is likely on a screen) or it is hectic with chores and raised voices and after-school activities. This evening, we have managed to strike a fragile harmony where we have each had some downtime, made… Continue reading Homework and fried rice
Around here Austin and I stayed in pyjamas for most of the day while Austin had his tummy problems treatment. He handled it like a champ. Around here we binge watched a new home make over show on Netflix called Instant Dream Home. Around here I marked books. Around here Rich and Evelina did a… Continue reading Around Here
Last night, we had a tired and emotional tween on our hands. All the long days, extra homework and increased academic demands had caught up with her. She was exhausted and feeling overwhelmed. Thankfully Rich was home from London well before bedtime for both kiddos so after Austin was tucked in, we were about to… Continue reading The Power of a Pink Sky
I already know I am going to cheat. The quilts I made for my kiddos (see, two things in one bullet point. Sue me.) My project life albums (erm, a few things in one bullet point). My 1976 copy of Pride and Prejudice that Rich bought me for my 40th birthday. My Raymond Weil watch… Continue reading 5 Things I Would Save in a Fire
The first day of the summer holidays was a weird vibe. Exhaustion combined with the usual anticlimax meant that all of us were out of sorts one way or another. Add Covid in the house into the mix and the disruption from the garage conversion currently underway and it was not the blissful peace that… Continue reading False Start
It is Sunday night and I have a million things to do (ugh sorry for the busy person hyperbole) so I haven't really got time to be blogging. And yet, it would be such a shame to ruin my streak! I was just looking through my old blog posts when Evelina was very little and… Continue reading A Voice from the Past
Notes From My Day 