Starting again in a new place is quite enlightening but also with its bumps. I wish the neighbour upstairs would stop screaming at her kids. It makes me want to scream at her, but I know that screaming back is never the answer. I wish it was easy to walk away and we could just … Continue reading Starting Again
Dads are geniuses when it comes to raising a family, apparently. They already know what they are doing. Mums, however, need a lot of guidance in the form of online articles, health visitors, special mum groups and everyone under the sun questionning you on what else you might be doing wrong or might not have … Continue reading A Grumpy Mum
It was going so well. I was ahead with all of my chores and my mind was on task. I had finally found my mum life routine- I had figured out how to fit in all of the things I needed to do for myself, around Esme's rhythm... ...and then she decided for the first … Continue reading
Wanting a better 2021 than 2019 inspires me to keep going. Sometimes I just want to lay down and stop, to make it easier on myself, but then I remember the extra effort that 31 year old Greta will have to make, and I figure that Greta of today can take that load for her. … Continue reading Making Out of the Mayhem
I haven't done this for a long time. Can you believe I thought long and hard about which colour of clothes my baby toddler should be wearing, for most of each day, even though it was enough that she was wearing clothes. It is really hard to be keeping a little girl pretty- especially when … Continue reading Little Miss Artwork
I ate nothing but crumpets for three days and now I have a cold. I mean I did eat other things too but it feels as though I ate nothing but crumpets because I ate six one day and some more the next. It might not seem that extreme but when you've been priding yourself … Continue reading A Crisis of Crumpets
I go to write and I promise myself I can head straight back to bed. Not that bed is very far- just a slight tilt of the head towards the raised pillow away. Still it feels like such a worthy destination to reach. Such a reward for a few moments of thought after a lengthy … Continue reading A newborn and nothingness
The birth of Esmerelda was a frightening thing. I don't think anyone listened to me the entire time. "Yes but women have been giving birth for hundreds of thousands of years." "No, but I'm still scared. I still don't want to do that part. Or that part." "Ready, push." "No, just wait! Let me get … Continue reading The Birth of Esmerelda
An extremely overweight American shouted out to me "Wow you've gotten BIG!" and I very quickly caught myself to not say "Almost as big as you now." And then I wondered why I put up with so many people just imposing questions on me about my life (all the boring bits of my life, I … Continue reading A Slightly More Organized Stream
Lately I have been wishing that I had someone who would just sit and listen to me talk for about eight to ten solid days. But I don't have that right now and with a baby on the way and wanting to feel at my very best for that moment, time is of the essence, … Continue reading A Solid Stream
