The other night my husband and I found ourselves watching that 90s classic Groundhog Day. A few minutes in I…
Productivity and the pandemic
Well it’s all ramped up again in the UK as Covid-19 cases rise and lockdown 2 begins. After the relative…
Shielding in the wild and the strain of micro-decisions
For an ‘ex-shielder’, the months of April and September feel a bit like chalk and cheese. Back in the Spring…
Embracing inconvenience during Covid-19
Yesterday Tiny finally had her first full day at school – after lockdown, the summer holidays and then a week…
Carefree or cautious, looking out for each other is the key to life after lockdown
It’s a very strange world we live in right now, and one thing that’s becoming clear is that we’re all…
Today has enough worries (and joys) of its own
For the first few weeks of lockdown I found my mind didn’t really stray beyond the madness of the current…
Growing a generation in lockdown: dreaming dreams for our children
I want to talk a bit about my small people today. Tiny is now four and Small is seven and…
Chronic during corona: Resisting offence and being an example of life well lived
More than once this week I’ve been annoyed by comments from people around me about my health or the decisions…
Losing self-doubt and the pressure to ‘get it right’ might help us through Covid-19
I don’t know if it’s a universal human phenomenon or a product of our busy, share-everything-online modern culture. But sometimes,…
The Chronic Parent 