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16.
Birthday cake. © L McG-E. All rights reserved. Today we celebrate 16 glorious years, although as I write this at 10.30 p.m., we are still over an hour away from the time of the actual event. 16 years...
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Doldrums
Doldrums. © L McG-E. All rights reserved. Perhaps it’s the crash from all the anticipation and preparation. Perhaps it’s tiredness. Whatever it is, it’s awful. So bleak. These days that make me...
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Love – and what it feels like.
Since I have posted so much lately about how trying things are with 12 I thought I better balance it, after all, not everything is pants. Well, not all the time. This year is 16′s last year in school....
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I have been a very naughty girl.
My mummy scolded me. I know she scolded me because I could hear her smiling down the telephone and we all know that smile. It’s right up there with the rictus grin of, you’ll pay for this when you get...
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If I do it again smack me.
Do you remember how yesterday I posted about being like a zombie because after 12½ years 12 is now sleeping better but I have been hit for six and can’t cope with the sleep? Well, clearly I am front...
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And then I just gave up and left my open wallet on the doorstep.
This year I have Child Number Three, otherwise known for this year as 16, going to Prom. The boys weren’t too bad, they needed suits, shirts, ties etc. but it wasn’t the end of the world. 16 is a girl....
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I need help.
Well, I don’t really, other than for the obvious, but I would LIKE help. Or a minion. Yes, that’s what I need, a minion. You may ask, “Pen, why do you need a minion.” I would have thought the answer...
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Tired.
I’m tired. Tired of being strong. Tired of all that has happened in the last four months. Tired of having to face what I don’t want to face. For the first time I understand the compulsion so many have...
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Some senses, very little sense.
This summer I am continuing my exploration of creativity, specifically my creativity. Perhaps a more honest thing would be to say I am trying to see if I HAVE any creativity. I have been undertaking a...
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On women, work and worry.
Today my youngest had to stay home from school, her old problems with her eyelids returned during last night. This morning one if her eyelids was swollen almost shut. The worry we used to have as to...
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