School goes back next week. Part of me is sad and part of me is glad. I’m ready for some me time again but I will miss spending time with the girls and being carefree with time. Robyn is really excited about seeing all of her friends again and Katie is more than ready to [...]
Archive for the ‘Stress’ Category
How healthy is your emotional bank balance?
Posted: 24 August 2010 in About me, StressTags: kids, school holidays, Stress, tantrums
Think Positive
Posted: 1 December 2009 in Anthony, Family, Katie, Marriage, Robyn, StressTags: believe, injustice, job, positive thinking, Stress, unemployment
Today has been pretty horrible. Anthony’s job is under threat. For regular readers of my blog you will know he was out of work for over 18mths until September. To say this is bad news is an understatement. A wise friend of mine told me this: “Try to concentrate on what you want rather than what you don’t [...]
Katie: An update
Posted: 24 November 2009 in About me, Anthony, Family, Katie, StressTags: Behaviour, children, parenting, patience, portage, Stress, support
Yet again I have copied this from an internet forum where I have lots of wonderful, supportive friends. I need to document the progress that is being made with Katie and it might be of interest to others. Today was pretty horrendous It started with attempting to get her to playgroup this morning. She screamed [...]
Working things out
Posted: 16 October 2009 in About me, Katie, StressTags: children, Health, parenting, patience
I’ve copied this post from an internet forum where I have many good friends. It basically saves me typing it all out again! Well the speech therapist & preschool support specialist arrived at 9.30am and were here until 12.40pm! I am exhausted now but Katie is at playgroup for the afternoon and I have a [...]
Not including today it is 5 more days until Robyn goes back to school and 5 more days until Katie starts playgroup 3 afternoons per week. I have on the whole enjoyed the summer holidays but it has been stressful and now I am on countdown. Very soon I will be able to get back [...]
