I sometimes wish I could package up the support that our friends have shown to us since November and hand it out to people experiencing grief - like a little 'hug in a bottle'. In the hours after we lost Evalyn and the hours before I gave birth to her, my mind went into major…
For The Love of a Pug
We have always wanted a dog. But we wanted to do it right. Me and Nick both worked full time and it wouldn't have been fair to introduce a dog into our family when we weren't around to care for it properly. In February 2016, I fell pregnant with Evalyn and that's when we formulated…
Grief . . . . My Enemy, My Friend
Grief, I'm slowly learning, is a process. I am sometimes a victim of my own projection. I often let my mind wander off too far into the distance, willing myself to reach a point in my life where everything hurts a little less. Then I slowly reel myself back to shore. I know that I…
Don’t be a ‘fool’ on April Fools’ Day
Tomorrow is the 1st April and here in the UK, that means April Fools' Day - a day where it's become tradition for people to play pranks on eachother. Alot of people don't bother. Some people go out of their way to out-do eachother. And most pranks are usually harmless (or don't even work as…
To the ‘Man in the Van’ . . . .
To the man in the van who called out of his window at me on my way to pick my son up from school. To the man in the van who yelled the words, "Oi oi, sexy! - beeping his horn as he did so - Aww, smile love! Cheer up!!! It's not the the…
Dads . . . (you matter too)!
In the hours after my son's birth back in 2012, there are two things that I remember the most. The first was the shock I felt at becoming a new mother. I hadn't had the easiest labour. Ieuan was determined to stay inside of my tummy and had made us wait the whole 42 weeks…
After Evalyn 