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Aug 21, 2022

My Mother Emailed Me Again

I haven’t replied yet, I’m too sad I’m back at the holiday lodge with my two youngest boys. We had a drama getting back here. It’s three and a bit hour drive, and my youngest gets very car sick so we drive slowly the whole way, with the window all…

Family

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My Mother Emailed Me Again
My Mother Emailed Me Again
Family

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Aug 16, 2022

How the Other Half Hustle

Taking inspiration from Julie Montagu, the American Viscountess Like most of you, I’m interested in ways to hustle. I want to live my best life, work on my own terms. I earn my living through a handful of different income streams, mostly around writing, but also teacher training, furniture flipping…

Work

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How the Other Half Hustle
How the Other Half Hustle
Work

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Aug 16, 2022

Should You Pay for a Sibling’s Help?

And other questions about sibling relationships… Today I double booked the diary. It’s the summer holidays so the littlest children are at home, and the bigger children are out with friends having adventures. During the holidays I assume primary responsibility for the childcare and my husband carries on working as…

Family

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Should You Pay for a Sibling’s Help?
Should You Pay for a Sibling’s Help?
Family

6 min read


Aug 14, 2022

Help Me Tackle My Email Inbox(es)

Are you ready for this? I’m trying so hard to live my best life. I could list a stack of ways in which I’m so privileged, so fortunate, so winning at life. But what the outside world doesn’t see is that I am deeply exhausted. Deeply and seemingly permanently exhausted…

Work

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Help Me Tackle My Email Inbox(es)
Help Me Tackle My Email Inbox(es)
Work

6 min read


Aug 14, 2022

Fighting Impulsivity

Keeping my manic business creativity at bay ‘I just wish I could think of an idea. A money making idea. A side hustle,’ said me NEVER. I’ve got the exact opposite problem. Despite the fact that I come on Medium to have a vent and a moan, use you for…

Business

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Fighting Impulsivity
Fighting Impulsivity
Business

6 min read


Aug 13, 2022

Angelique and Jane From Down the Road

Do neighbours count as friends? I struggle to maintain friendships. I *think* I want friends, sometimes I really crave having a friend that I can tell everything to and hang out with, but I’m just not good at it. It’s not a problem. I’m not bothered anymore. I’m old enough…

Friendship

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Angelique and Jane From Down the Road
Angelique and Jane From Down the Road
Friendship

9 min read


Aug 9, 2022

Krystyna from №19

The nicest person I’ve met in ages I’m not really a people person. I’m content with my own company, my kids and immediate family. I do have a few friends and I enjoy the odd coffee with them. I’m not a total recluse. But peopling is draining. …

Friendship

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Krystyna from №19
Krystyna from №19
Friendship

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Aug 8, 2022

The Queen of Procrastination

Today I hands-down, unequivocally, undeniably, win the title of Queen of Procrastination. Urgh. I have this piece of client work I need to do. It was due to be handed over today. …

Procrastination

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The Queen of Procrastination
The Queen of Procrastination
Procrastination

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Aug 7, 2022

My Anxiety is Through the Roof

for no real reason whatsoever I’ve woken up feeling awful… and it’s completely irrational. It’s the summer holidays. I’m staying in our holiday home on the coast for a month. It’s an 800 square foot, three bedroom lodge with all mod-cons, overlooking the sea. Absolute luxury. My children are having…

Anxiety

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My Anxiety is Through the Roof
My Anxiety is Through the Roof
Anxiety

5 min read


Aug 6, 2022

Just One Thing

I like wise sayings, mottos, and phrases to live by. It’s different from being a self-help fan. I’ve been there, read those books, worn that t-shirt. …

Self Awareness

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Just One Thing
Just One Thing
Self Awareness

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