My memory of how it all played out is vague. We had literally just turned off of our road when my father and I were pulled over by the police. I was naive and in my early teens so i wasn’t afraid and didn’t think too much of it. My…

3 UP
We are sat in the hospital car park. It’s a surreal time to be around any hospitals and my anxieties are in the air knowing Lauren is about to walk into one. We are early and we are waiting in the car. No need to be in there any longer…

6th birthday lessons
This month my daughter turned 6. As we came to the end of a calm birthday weekend, the new broke of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash. Despite not being a huge basketball fan over the years, I have watched a number of Kobe’s videos listening to his rules for success…

The Blur
This was not what I expected. I thought “you’ve done this once before, you know what to expect, you know exactly what’s coming and you’re going to be able to handle it.” FOOL! The blur is that first couple of weeks with your new child. For some it lasts weeks,…