Because I am a therapist Because I am a referee Because I am (apparently) a "fun sponge" Because I am a pack-mule Because I am a (sub-standard) chef Because I am a personal shopper (who gets it wrong) Because I am a shoulder to cry on Because I am the holder of the stationary Because I am a (very under-qualified) medical consultant Because I am a listener ...
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Snapshot of a Woman Eking Out Summer
Lockdown ate our summer. It's a small thing in the bigger scheme; an it-is-what-it-is kind of thing. But still. I spent July worrying that the schools might not open in September and that we'd be back to homeschooling, then by the time it was announced that schools would open, and we could finally relax and ...
The not-at-all definitive guide to holidaying in Kenmare
We've holidayed in Kenmare three times since 2009, and there are two things I know for sure: 1. We haven't seen everything yet 2. We'll be back The jewel in the crown of the three trips was local knowledge (thank you Aoife, Karen, and Maggie!) - tips on where to eat and where to go from Kenmare inhabitants ...
Rudderless
German lessons. Typing programs. PE classes. I look back now on the lists I put together in March, the things I thought would fill my kids’ days, and I shake my head. Not in a mean way, I’m just bemused at my early-lockdown-self, the one who thought the kids would spend their time in productive pursuits. In ...
Forward Planning for Looking Back on Lockdown
One of my earliest childhood memories is of the time my mother went to see the Pope in the Phoenix Park, and I stayed home with my dad. My dad, not a seasoned cook, heated up tinned Campbells meatballs for lunch. He split the can between us, pouring the delicious juicy gravy-covered meatballs into two bowls, ...
Weird things about lockdown
"The weird thing about lockdown is how we all got used to it so quickly," said my daughter, as we went for our regulation exercise the other night. "Humans are very adaptable, I suppose." And in one way she's right - we're all instinctively veering out and steering clear and wiping down and washing washing washing. ...