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It would be so nice

It’s been almost two years since my last holiday. Slack. I remember the zeal I felt for travel (and regular breaks) after my last trip. It waned. It always does. And sadly becomes another thing at the bottom of my to do list.

I’m scheduled to take a week off with Wolf next week (can’t wait) and it’s spurred me to plan an adventure. I like the notion of travelling now that he can be entertained by his PSP, PS Vita and DSi during flights.

It would just be the two of us going so I have to carefully consider our options. We need to go during the school holidays. I want him to experience new and different cultures. I want us to share stories. And I need to be able to get by with the basics of a different language. Man I suck at learning new languages.

So. Our choices so far are Japan for two weeks or Scotland, Paris, Spain and Greece for 3-4 weeks. I love Japan however, we can visit my Dad’s family in Scotland and my gorgeous cousin in Greece (on a Greek Island!) with our European option.

Who am I kidding? There’s definitely a clear winner, isn’t there?

walk of shame

this ad was sent around the office today and it sparked such funny conversations around which girl we would be and walks of shame in general.

it’s such a season for them.

and although i have technically never done such a walk, i imagine that if i had, it probably would have involved a dress up costume, dancing all night, some very wild hair and a pair of very conservative parents at my doorstep, having mixed up the dates of a play date with wolf… who wasn’t home.

Why being a single mother rocks

I was shocked when I first became a single mother. Wolf was two years old and I had been with his dad for eight years. I hated the term. I struggled. I never thought I’d find myself in such a position and felt so exposed, vulnerable and damn terrified.

There have been some truly hideous years, but Wolf recently turned seven and amongst the complete joy and pride I felt, I found myself thinking, “I’ve made it so far”. And wow, it’s one of the most magnificent and overwhelming thoughts I’ve had.

It’s my greatest achievement.

It got me thinking about being a single mother, and while it can be without a doubt incredibly hard, there are some upsides, which I’d like to revel in. Just for a bit.

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