“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves”
I ONLY FLIPPING DID IT!!! Seriously, I did it. It took 6 hours 20 minutes, (EDIT Rory’s fancy watch tells us we did it in just over 5 hours!) one almost panic attack, one cry, one toilet break, a banana,…
“Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures”
We’re two days into the school holidays and I’m actually quite looking forward to climbing that mountain at the weekend just for a bit of bloody peace!
(S)he who does not ask remains a fool forever…..
It’s that time again, HALF TERM. Time for me to do some of that ‘proper parenting’ that I’ve heard about…. Obviously it’s blowing a hoolie outside (well it IS June) so we’re mostly in house. Aoife being here full time…
The dog who came to mini-break
This week we had a furry house guest in the form of my parents dog, Leo. He’s a lovely fellow, a great big handsome soft lump of border collie. Although we have two cats I’ve always declared myself a dog…
“Just call on me brother (or sister), when you need a hand”
I find meeting new people really difficult. As a 5 year old it’s pretty easy “I like your hair band, let’s be friends” “I don’t like the colour of your shoes, I don’t like you”. Simple. It may not make…
Procrastination
We’re getting ‘holiday ready’! Not a body thing (that ship sailed) but the preholiday week of attempting to get shit together whilst consistently being unprepared. Choosing the accommodation was bad enough. Can’t share room with kids, they’re noisy. No balcony,…
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