Its Fathers Day and let us celebrate all the good father figures in our lives. The ones who have guided and advised us, held us when we have cried or lost our footing, taught us how to gain new skills even when it was scary (driving), tried to help us revise and do homework, held … Continue reading Dads/Papas/Fathers and Friends

I love people-love em-all of them, except when they annoy me or do something really really hurtful to others-then I struggle to love them. At those points I want to find old reruns of Dawsons Creek (4OD) and get lost in the beautiful and overly emotive world of the Creek-and look at Pacey and remind … Continue reading Extroverted hole

I am one of them One of the millions that tune in to ITV2 and watch Love Island-essentially a game show where girls and guys are trying to couple up to win 50k-a bit like blind date-but longer, mainly set around a pool and in your bikini and with ridiculous slogans like 'get grafting' 'being … Continue reading Loving Love Island

As well as a lover of crap TV, I will confess as a 9-13 year old I was also a lover of some truly cheesy books; think Sweet Valley High and the Babysitters club. They are not high brow works of literature...and I slightly cringe at the thought...I did also read some great classics but … Continue reading Saying yes to a little adventure

We are not too hot on routines in this house, except maybe the bedtime routine we religiously observe that as if we were the most devote, holding great faith in the tea-milk-bath-story-sleep magic...even though it doesn't always work like that. In those moments we like to believe we did something wrong, the timings were off/the … Continue reading You are enough

I have an active daughter Who is: curious, feisty, expressive, adventurous, non-stop, constantly busy and a dancer (its as if she is in a Kate Bush video, but mashed up with Beyonce...its pretty damn great). And yes, I am tired...always tired. But that is in part because I don't get to bed early because of … Continue reading Yes she likes to move

I have just listened to Jen Hatmaker's podcast in which she interviews Austin Channing Brown-and it is challenging, it is a hard pill to swallow. It is about racial justice, about inclusion and equality. It could be easily dismissed with 'that's just the situation in America', we don't have the same problems here in the … Continue reading Integration

I watched in embarrassment/amusement/sadness, as my daughter leaned on the bare leg of a friend as she got herself up and then shocked by the feeling of smooth legs...she continued to stroke my friends leg for a while. I knew of course that she was unused to this sensation...because body maintenance was not top, or … Continue reading Body confident?

Earlier today I posted a message of solidarity with Ireland in regards to the referendum today. I am going to be honest and tell you I fretted about posting anything on the topic, and yet really wanted to share my support. I was worried because it is a complex issues with so many intricacies, and … Continue reading At the risk of being misunderstood

I am sat in my friends beautiful kitchen with a glass of wine and currently a sleeping baby...bliss. Lately, I have been pondering what it means to gather and what it means to be church. I am well aware many of you do not attend church, or believe in God for that matter. But you … Continue reading tick follows tock