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One boy, three parties, 13th birthday
I have no idea what I was thinking when I asked Ron if he wants a birthday party this year. Over the years we have tried to avoid throwing birthday parties in every... Read More
My inspirational talk
I have been invited to be a guest in a Facebook live of one of the millions Facebook group I’m a member in (I think it has officially reached the point of addiction... Read More
Superstitions and Job Searching
I broke the kids. We can no longer leave the house without them searching for cars with the same three digits on the license plate (in Malta all cars have, or are supposed... Read More
Invisible disabilities – Do I tell or do I hide?
Dealing with invisible disabilities, you always have the question – do I tell, or do I hide? Ever since Yon was diagnosed we had to wrestle with this question, and every time we... Read More
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All is Yon For a While
“There are a few things we need to discuss” is NOT a sentence you want to hear, no matter the circumstance. Especially not if you just sat down to a parent-teacher meeting in nursery. And yet it was exactly what Yon’s … Read More
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Worrying is an Olympic sport
I don’t know if you’ve already noticed this, but I am a worrier. I worry all the time, about everything and everyone. I worry about the little things, I worry about the big things, I worry about the known and I worry … Read More
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February Happy List
I want fun. I need fun. The truth is that I’ve been feeling a little down for the past week or so. I’ve been in this – life is hard, there is no light at the end of the tunnel … Read More
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Half-term – on survival and improvements
Why is it, I wonder, that I can’t seem to be able to get one of those weeks, you know the kind, the ones that when someone asks you – how was your week? You answer – great! It was … Read More
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So, What Do You Do All Day?
This week I got asked the one question I absolutely hate being asked – “so, what do you do all day?” I can’t remember a time in the last 10 years, ever since I left the mainstream career advancement path, that I … Read More
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Valentines, Pancakes and Sunshine
This week was such a lovely week. We had Pancake Tuesday, we had Valentine’s day, we had actual Sunshine. I will not use this post as an excuse to tell you all how wonderful Hidai is and all about our … Read More
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On Homes and Yons
Ten days into February. It has been a weird one. I started writing this post in my head a couple of days ago, then yesterday I sat down to put my words on paper (so to speak), and here I … Read More
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The Thing About Kids…
My brother and sister in law were supposed to come over yesterday, but had to cancel on the last moment due to a food poisoning incident (not ours. You don’t get food poisoning from eating too much Ben & Jerry’s). My brother & sister in … Read More
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A Thank You Moment
Wow. I am so so so happy right now. So many people read my last post, I got comments, likes, +1s, it looks like this positive thing really works! So I just wanted to say thank you to everyone. This … Read More
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January Happy List
It might seems like my last few posts were a bit too gloomy. Or so I’ve been told. So I am going to try something different for this post, a Happy List. I am going to look back at January … Read More
