Hannah’s weight loss journey, initially successful through intermittent fasting and exercise, led to unhealthy eating and mindset patterns. Feeling mentally and physically drained, she decides to start eating breakfast again and shift focus to overall health and maintenance. Embracing self-compassion, she plans to exercise, eat mindfully, and find joy beyond food.
Our 2022
It has been well over a year since I last wrote, and I thought that I should post a quick update before we farewell 2022 and usher in the New Year. Some people have asked about why I haven’t written, and there are a couple of reasons for this. -Firstly, time. My life has gotten… Continue reading Our 2022
Early Morning Ramble
I still have cause to wake in the night, tossing and turning, overheated, my pulse racing, unable to switch off my thoughts. My inner voice jostles with itself. Go to sleep. You will regret this later. -I know, I was reading till midnight. I can’t afford to lose sleep. Then go to sleep. -I’m trying,… Continue reading Early Morning Ramble
Dream Again
I was always a dreamer. As a child my imagination was easily captured, and I couldn’t take a road trip without falling in love with one setting or another. I always had a dream on the go or a story in my head, and I filled scrap books with my thoughts; dream home designs and… Continue reading Dream Again
The Next Chapter
It is 5.30 am. I am writing because I woke from a dream an hour ago and I haven’t been able to coax myself back into sleep. In the dream, we were having a family party, and Miss A and Miss L were there with their grandparents. As it was time for them to say… Continue reading The Next Chapter
Our Last Days Together
I reassured the girls constantly that we could talk on the phone, see each other every week, have sleepovers each month. We will see each other all the time, I said. Not everyday, they said.
A Note for Prospective Carers
Dear Naïve Prospective Foster Carers, I see your comments. Ads for foster care agencies regularly pop up in my Facebook newsfeed. The ads tug at the heartstrings; images of cute kids and happy families overlaid with the text “you could be the difference”, “he just needs 12-18 months of your time”, “open your heart” and… Continue reading A Note for Prospective Carers
Seesaw
Back and forth, back and forth. Forever going in circles, always cycling back to the same question. The same conclusion. Can we really keep doing this? In early February my husband decided that he didn’t think we should care for Miss A and Miss L anymore. I was devastated, but really, I agreed. The lying,… Continue reading Seesaw
The Journey Home
Four years ago, our local GP delivered some shocking news… He told me that my children had chicken pox. Drink plenty of fluids. Take some Panadol. Stay home. Come back in a week. I called my mother and I wept. At the time, I was twenty-five with five kids under the age of five. I… Continue reading The Journey Home
13 Things I wish I had known before I became a kinship carer
Lately, I have been mentally compiling a list of all the things that I wish I had known before I had become a kinship carer. Perhaps this list may be of some assistance to someone contemplating fostering? Please note that this list is specific to my family’s situation, and I am aware that some categories… Continue reading 13 Things I wish I had known before I became a kinship carer
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