Another week done; in fact a whole month done now, and a little more progress with getting used to school. Actually, to anyone who sees at us at the door every morning, it would all look perfect - my small boy gives me a cheeky grin, runs towards his classroom, then turns to blow me ...
Watching an episode of Mad Men recently, I found myself feeling every inch of what was taking place on screen. It wasn't about drinking Bourbon in the office and it wasn't about everyday sexism - it was about an office move. (For anyone who is still watching Mad Men, there are no major spoilers here, but ...
School settling for my junior infant is still a challenge, and I'm exhausted thinking about it and trying to manage it, so like last week, I'm posting about something positive instead. This week the positive thing is work - it's not that the work itself is different but the time in which I do the work ...
“I feel guilty sometimes for feeling guilty and the space this takes up in my head when I could be more focused on the girls instead.” Avril Tierney is a Dub living in Laois with her husband and two little girls, and she has not one but two jobs – she works for a charity, and ...
I could post an update on how not-swimmingly settling into school is going - I could tell you about all the imaginary conversations I've had with the imaginary play therapists and agony aunts I've had this week, and all the imaginary answers they've given me ("He'll get there, keep doing what you're doing, it's a ...
Well. That was a long week. Somehow back to school has been more challenging than ever - I suppose logically that's how it goes - more kids in school, and more homework because everyone has moved up a class. But I don't think I realised that having three in school would be quite this different ...
I own a book monster. I take her to library, she gets out ten books, and two days later, she's read them all. I usually find her roaming around the house at night, picking up newspapers and magazines, desperate for something to read until she can get her next library fix. (Which is why she ...