Saturday, 22nd January 2022 The title of this post might be starting to make little sense. We are three weeks gone from “the day that began the year”, and I am about to jump right back into talking about the middle of two years ago. So, I can understand if it all starts to seem… Continue reading The Day that Began the Year (Part 3)
Sunday, 2nd January 2022 The truth is, I started writing this story not quite knowing how much of it there was to tell. This happens to me a lot—mostly because of a bad habit of needing to give context to almost everything, but also because I often don’t remember the bumps and curves on a journey… Continue reading The Day that Began the Year (Part 2)
Saturday, 1st January 2022 Like one half of you, I have spent the last few days pondering on the past year and preparing for 2022. (The other half of you, of course, are determined to have no part in this ‘New Year’ silliness. Yesterday and today are no different from any other two days in… Continue reading The Day that Began the Year (Part 1)
A fine hello to you who read my blog posts. A fine hello to you, also, who promised to but never did 🙃 I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but you haven’t heard from me in a while. (For clarity’s sake: if you didn’t notice, then you’re likely in the second category above. But, I… Continue reading An explanation but hopefully not goodbye
Wednesday, 1st September 2021 Note to you: I ended my last post with an assurance that you would be hearing from me the following week. When will I learn to stop making ridiculous promises? The story is the same as always: finding time to write has been near impossible. The past few weeks have been… Continue reading The Day Before the First Day
Monday, 9th August 2021 But really it’s Thursday the 3rd of September that is the date of promise. The day when every last one of “them” will be waved off at some class entrance or the other, and I will return home with an empty car to an empty house where I will very quickly… Continue reading The Day I Got Roses
Monday, 2nd August 2021 “So, who looks after the children while you both are working?” That’s what the First Lady asked me this morning. I laughed, and pushed away the niggle. It was the same one I felt when I read an email from a colleague last week: Going to take today off. Ollie couldn’t… Continue reading The Day We Met
Sunday, 4th July 2021 The attempted trip So, last week, I told you I would be going to the office this week for just the one day. It was for an Excel training session booked two months ago when I had just started work. The option to attend over Zoom was offered but then very… Continue reading The Day I Decided to Sleep
Sunday, 27th June 2021 Angry When I wrote in my last post about Timi getting in trouble at school first because he was snarly with his friends and then because he was rude to his teacher, I kind of implied that she, Miss Teacher, was picking on him. That he, my golden boy, couldn’t possibly… Continue reading The Day After We Finally Held Our Girl
Saturday, 19th June 2021 The first day On Thursday last week, I finished my work and floated away from my desk. It had been a good workday. Each of the tasks I had been given, I executed excellently and was rewarded with incredibly positive feedback. Apparently, I was “professional and conscientious” and had “a keen… Continue reading The Day I Got Comfortable
Lu Me & Them 