A lifestyle blog
Morning Mum, ‘Morning Love, are you feeling any better?’ I’m feeling more myself but we’re all under the weather, Jen’s been off work this week and has had to take to her bed and now Frankie’s got Covid. I’m run down physically and I think when a wave of grief comes crashing, everything becomes magnified. …
Dear Mum, I can remember every single line on your face, did you know that? If I close my eyes and picture your skin, it’s like a little map of our lives together. When you were alive you said you had always struggled with your skin. You told me it started in adolescence. You not …
Dear Mum, I don’t need you any more. I don’t think I’ll ever stop wanting you however and I know I need to learn to live with that. I’m here in the world without you now and it feels so weird. Some days I forget you’ve gone and will set a place at the dinner …
Dear Frankie, Thank you for believing in me. I sold our home and gave away our things. You said…….’It’s ok Mum.’ I moved you from one school to another. Twice. You said……..’It’s ok Mum.’ I put extending our family on hold. You said………’It’s ok Mum.’ I asked you to share me with another love. You …
Dear Frankie, Thirteen years ago I was about to embark on the biggest adventure of my life to date. PARENTING. I was incredibly excited and nervous in equal measure. I didn’t sleep very well in the run up to meeting you, I tried to, but as you know, I can have an over active imagination …
Dear Frankie, I know I can be a ‘Pushy Mum’ sometimes, I think it just comes naturally to most mothers. We have an innate burning desire to see our children succeed and achieve. I like to think I encourage you to have a go at lots of different things and to try your best, to …
Dear Frankie, As you go through life my love, the only opinion that really counts when it comes to your soul being is your own. No one on this earth has a greater power to champion and critique yourself than you do. Self love, self worth and self esteem is built over time as we …
Today I’m reminiscing about the New York cuisine. Where do I start? Number 3. DELI v DINER. You can dine in or out up or downtown, the choice is yours and what choice there is. One of my favourite things about NYC is the fact it’s a marvellous melting pot, a foodie fondue of multi …
I’ve been documenting my life on the Pod Trail for 9 years sharing lots of personal and professional events including my family holidays and mini breaks and so to receive so many well wishes for Christmas, New Year and my 50th Birthday was truly amazing. Thank you for following and supporting my journey on Facebook …
As we approach the end of another incredible year, I look back on the highs and lows, the love and loss, the successes and failures and remind myself how blessed I am to be in this world with the people I love, taking one day at a time. 2024 was the year I was 50 …