Truth be told I’m as much of a blogger as I am a WAG, influencer or writer. I’m simply someone who likes to write; albeit good, bad or average. I sometimes write poems, I sometimes write about current affairs, but usually I write about parenting and our life as volleyball expats. I write because I … Continue reading
It’s Time. It’s time for kids to go back to school. It’s time for my husband to go back to work. It’s time for me to start something for me. It’s time for Groundhog Day to end. It’s time. It’s really, really TIME. *exasperated mother voice* I wrote about my husband being unemployed in my … Continue reading
An area of professional sports in Europe (specifically mid-level, semi-pro team sports like volleyball, handball, basketball, rugby, etc) that isn’t talked about much, if at all, is unemployment. Now, you might think that’s a bit of a strange subject for a wealthy volleyball WAG to discuss, (please read my sarcasm here, “wealthy volleyball” is an … Continue reading
My forever love. When I started playing basketball in 1993 I never dreamt it would take me the places it did. I was an athletic young girl growing up, I ran track in primary school and played hockey and badminton…and from age 12 it was apparent where my skills set lay. I was smart but … Continue reading
Living abroad has been a way of life for Mark and I for 11 years now, (for me, since I was 18) it’s just our life, and as cliche as it sounds “home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling”. We choose this life every year, with every new contract, even when it’s not easy, and … Continue reading
My friends asked me at the weekend what I’d write about if I were to write a book. To be honest, like most people, I already have a book inside me. Of course, the natural assumption would be to write about this strangely unique life we have as a volleyball family, which I sometimes talk … Continue reading
Anxiety is such a huge part of my life at the moment, for a few reasons, one of which is my daughter who is experiencing extreme anxiety, mainly due to school issues but it has started to bleed into her life outside school, she’s 8, and for me it’s becoming more and more difficult to … Continue reading
Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton, two mammoths of the music industry; talented poets and singer/songwriters joining forces once again. Their rendition of Tennessee Whisky at the CMA’s in 2015 sends shivers down my back Every.Single.Time I listen to it. Sexy soul/r&b paired with gritty country/bluegrass, I couldn’t wait. A golden opportunity for them to say … Continue reading
What’s one word people would use to describe you? Kind, loving, ambitious, honest, funny? How the world sees you and how you see yourself is important; how we interact with our world has an effect on our mental health and well-being, especially in young people. We are social beings and as so respond to people … Continue reading
What a total parenting wanker! So yesterday’s post came across a bit preachy eh? Dear god that was not my intention – I could feel the eyes rolling from all the way over here! Haha. Whilst I don’t take back anything I said, let me just clear the air, it smells a bit like judgey … Continue reading
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