Personal essays from a full and complicated life. Foster caring, a neurospicy household, community, and the things you notice when you stop performing and start writing.
That sacred quiet before 7 AM is a myth in a neurospicy household. The morning started with a silent sunrise and two cups of coffee, but quickly became a chaotic, beloved symphony. It’s a glorious mess I wouldn’t trade for the world.
The Morning Overture Read More »
School meetings are usually dull. But when the professionals kept calling me “mum” and he didn’t correct them, it ended with my car sounding like the seagulls from Finding Nemo.
The start of a new year often brings the pressure to set resolutions, aim for change, and hit reset. But here’s the truth: waiting for the perfect time—like the beginning of the year or the next Monday—to start making progress can be a trap. It creates unnecessary pressure and often sets us up for failure.
Start Now: Ditch Date-Specific Resolutions Read More »
Christmas is a magical time filled with family, food, and festivities—but for parents, it can also be a whirlwind of planning, present-wrapping, and keeping kids entertained. Add work stress into the mix, and “relaxing” can feel like a distant dream.
The Holiday Hustle: Reclaiming Your Sanity as a Working Parent Read More »
Stoicism is ancient—born in the streets of Athens over 2,000 years ago, with philosophers like Zeno, Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius who shared a simple, timeless goal: help people live better lives by focusing on what they can control and accepting what they can’t.
Stoic Solutions for the Overwhelmed Read More »
Part six and the final installment of the guide to making that to-do list work for us plebs. Lets start a discussion. Whats the one bit you struggle with most when keeping on top of things?
Celebrate Success (6) Read More »
Part five of the guide us plebs need to make our to-do lists work for us.
It’s your list, If it doesn’t fit, change it! (5) Read More »
Pro tip: Your To Do list can’t prioritise! Here’s part four of the guide us plebs need.
Your To List is inanimate, it can’t prioritise – but YOU CAN (4) Read More »
Another guide for us plebs. Don’t write your list for who you pretend to be, write it for the lazy pleb you are.
Don’t write your list for who you pretend to be, write it for the lazy pleb you are. (3) Read More »
