Real thoughts, feelings, reflections
This was one of those weeks that looked fine on paper and fell apart in real life. Work was busy — not the kind of busy you can prepare for, but the kind that stretches quietly across the day. Meetings that ran long. Emails that needed answers now. People who assumed time was something I […]
The Week That Didn’t Fit Anywhere Read More »
I met a woman during one of our McDonald’s visits. Just two mums standing near the play area, watching our kids chase bits of sunlight across the floor. It could have been one of those easy, natural moments where two people share a smile, a comment, and maybe a gentle beginning of a friendship. But
Since When Did Friendships Need Resumes? Read More »
There was a version of me before motherhood. She woke up slowly. She made coffee while it was still hot, and she actually got to drink it that way.She had routines, plans, timelines, and space to think. She also believed she knew what love was. Then life placed two little hearts into my arms —
The Woman I Was Before…The Woman I Am Today. Read More »
Before I was a mother, I was a whole person.I laughed louder.I walked slower.I dressed for the day I wanted to have — not the day that was surviving me. There were pieces of me I didn’t even know I’d miss:the version of me who took her time choosing tea in the morning,who read books
The Woman I Still Am Read More »