Today is my first Mother's Day without my mum.
Grief isn't tied to a date. It lives with me always. But on days like this, it's a little louder.
Sending love to every heart that needs it today. ❤️

Biggest accomplishment of my working week so far? Working with A (8) who has life limiting illnesses, which bring challenges, autism & ADHD & him (with little help) spending 2 hours completing a 200 piece puzzle He was so proud of himself 🥳 This kid is just amazing, the epitome of resilient. 💛

My 8 year old came home this week upset that his Year 3 peers were saying Santa wasn’t real 😢

I asked him to think about what he truly believed - could the other kids have got it wrong?

I told him that I still believe & after some thought, he told me he still did too.

And then I wrote this 👇🏻

My youngest turns 8 tomorrow! I always make homemade cakes. They are never perfect, but that’s the point, right?

If you’re interested; Chocolate sponge, with peanut butter frosting between layers, chocolate frosting on top, with peanut M&Ms, Reeses’s peanut butter cups and chocolate fingers.

This time last year, I shared a reel about the overwhelming correspondence from schools in Nov/Dec. Our PTFA chair, got the proper a**e, unfollowed & blanked me in the playground 🙈BUT it seems she’s taken on my advice of how to make it easier. 👇🏻 1 day, 1 list, 1 email 🙌🏻

World Prematurity Day.
They may be 11.5 yrs & almost 8yrs and the guilt and feelings of failure have subsided, but the experiences have had a profound lasting effect. 💜

If you need some stocking filler inspiration, from babies - teens, I've put together 100 ideas 🌲🎁🌲