I'm taking the lead from Sadhbh of Where Wishes Come From, and joining her linky to round up my favourite 14 blog related things from 2014. Except I had to change a few because I didn't have a favourite craft. I had no craft at all. So I put nail-varnish instead. 1. My most popular post The ...
Every year I look forward to Christmas with the excitement of a small child (or three small children as is the case in my house). Every year I just know it’s going to be the Best Christmas Ever. And every year, when we’re right in the middle of it, I look around and wonder how ...
Before kids, I was adamant that Christmas shouldn’t start until December – the second week would be just fine thank you very much. Jingle Bells on the airwaves any earlier than that just felt wrong. Christmas was about nights out as much as nights in, about finding the perfect sparkly dress for the office party, ...
Does every family have a golden child? The one who gets away with everything? Maybe due to being the only girl, or the only boy, or the youngest? We have one. He's our only boy, he's our youngest child, and to complete the picture, he has golden hair. And he gets away with murder (of the ...
The smell of one-sided toast with melted butter - it was always done on just one side under the grill, crisp and melty. Tea for the grown-ups, milk for us. Sitting by the fire that my grandmother had set when she got up at half six, as she did every morning. The smell of turf; ...
"Working late is not an option when you’re a single mother" This week I hear from Lisa Ryan, who works full-time, and is a lone parent to her two daughters. Thank you Lisa for sharing your story here – could you start by telling me how many children you have and their ages? I have two children – ...
The house went dark. It was like that scene in a scary movie when the baddie cuts all the wires. I look out into the hall - no baddie. Well as far as I could see in the pitch blackness. The kids were all screaming, pretending to be petrified but secretly loving the drama that ...
"Why are there never any pencils in this house? If I could have one thing from Santa, it would be a working pencil," I said to my daughter as I tried to tick off her homework. She gave me a look that said "Right....you go ahead and ask for a pencil, I'm sticking with the Anna ...
We were twenty-five minutes late leaving the house. Not a good start. Dun Laoghaire to Malahide is long journey. But Sunday morning means light traffic. Or so we hoped, as we made our way towards the M50, promising the kids we'd definitely make it on time - that there was no way we'd miss their appointment with Santa. We'd ...
“I think a woman can do anything in the work place but they need strong support at home. Too often the role of men isn’t considered enough” In this week’s interview, I speak to Eithne O’Brien who works as a Journalist with RTE producing and presenting reports for the flag-ship Current Affairs programme Prime Time. Married ...