An Ode To My Daughter, Elfie
Today on International Women’s Day, this day of celebrating women, I’ve decided to think about the one female who is most important to me… my beautiful daughter.
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Elfie: Now You Are 7
Dearest Elfie: my firstborn, the one who made me a mother. My closest ally, my harshest critic, my biggest diva ;) It’s illuminating how different your relationship can be with your kids, how much their personalities and temperaments can vary…
Our Perfect Pet
Recently, I almost got a dog. It was winter and I’d had a stretch of long and lonely nights alone at home, as well as an unplanned yet entirely beneficial six month period of abstinence, and I was bored. I was…
Now You Are 6 (Oh! The Places You’ll Go)
Elfie’s entrance into the world six years ago today wasn’t an easy one. For a start, she’d spent the previous six months as a stubborn footling breech, with no amount of baby ball bouncing, crawling up the stairs or acupuncture turning…
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas: A Lapland UK review
One of Elfie’s teachers pulled me aside this morning, having heard whispers of our Lapland UK review. “Did you have a lovely time away in Lapland?” she asked. “Did you see the Northern Lights?” I felt a bit embarrassed telling…
Now You Are Five
I’ve been trying to write this for a little while now and am shamefully completing it almost a month after the event of Elfie’s fifth birthday. But I feel like Elfie turning FIVE has been such a milestone for our…