Category: Navigating the Motherhood Maze

Navigating the Motherhood Maze: Muddle through Mum

There’s something to be said for ‘boring’ – that’s what my nan always used to say to me. Probably when I was complaining that one...

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Navigating the Motherhood Maze: Peace at Christmas

Today we bring you a Christmas blog post, written back in 2018 (pre-Covid) by our Poet-in-Residence, Jude. The blog is entitled ‘Peace at Christmas’, something...

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Navigating the Motherhood Maze: Jumble Sale

If you have children, then you’ll know how easy it is to accumulate ‘things’ and lots of them! Even if you are super tidy and...

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Navigating the Motherhood Maze: It’s Raining

The end of the summer holidays has been and gone and our children are heading back to the classrooms. In my distant memory of my...

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Navigating the Motherhood Maze: Last child at school

When I looked out of my window this morning, I was met, for the first time this year, with what I know as that ‘September...

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Navigating the Motherhood Maze: Visiting a Home-Start Family Support Group session

In this weeks blog, Jude, our Poet-In-Residence, talks about a visit to one of Home-Start’s Family Support Groups. Our Family Support Groups offer a safe...

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Navigating the Motherhood Maze: Every Day is Parents Day

Being a parent is hard, but it’s also so very rewarding. There are the times when your heart fills with so much love for your...

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Navigating the Motherhood Maze: Between Me and My Cup of Tea (poem)

It’s funny how sometimes ‘time’ seems to fly by, isn’t it? One moment you’re worrying over first words, weaning and potty training and then, in...

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Navigating the Motherhood Maze: MasterChef Alternative

This week Jude’s delightful and hilarious blog reminds us that it’s important to cut ourselves slack. Sometimes, especially through the medium of the media, you...

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Navigating the Motherhood Maze: First Time I Walked In (poem)

I don’t think anyone ever really explained to me how, when you’re a parent, you suddenly have to step up, or if they did, I...

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Navigating the Motherhood Maze: Chaos Tag

Our children bring us so much joy. And yet often, in this world of social media; Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, it’s easy to measure yourself up...

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Navigating the Motherhood Maze: Same Same But Different

As our life with the coronavirus continues you might find yourself thinking “we’re all in the same boat” and “all in it together” – because...

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