For the vast majority of my adult life, I’ve wanted to run away. When high school got too much, when friends were hurting when life got too hard, all I ever wanted was to just, run, go away.
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Friends, and no, not the TV show. Although in retrospect Ross is a douche.
I have a list of blog posts which I’ve started, and then lost interest in and not finished. If that, my dear friends, isn’t the best analogy for who I am as a person I don’t know what is. I have one about anger, another … Continue reading Friends, and no, not the TV show. Although in retrospect Ross is a douche.
Ch-ch-ch-changes: Lessons in life, work and moving on.
One would assume that I am well versed in change these days. From a completely unbiased perspective, I feel that I’ve experienced a fair amount of change in the past few years. Change is a part of life; you need to change to grow. Comfort … Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-changes: Lessons in life, work and moving on.
Emotional Exhaustion & You: A beginners guide.
I wrote another blog piece. This one on emotional exhaustion. Shout out to the friend who pointed me in this direction.
Do you remember the time I knew a girl from mars?
I dread the day that Mia tells me she doesn’t remember her Dad. Or her mum. It will likely happen. She’ll forget their voice, face, mannerisms. It will hurt. Memories are important. They’re important to me at any rate; My memories of feeling like I … Continue reading Do you remember the time I knew a girl from mars?
Closure.
Closure is a funny thing. And I’m not referring to it’s ability to tell a winning joke either.
Random Sunday songs
Me: 🎶Mia did a poo, a Christmas poo🎶 Mia: 🎶Tanya is very silly, she makes bad decisions🎶 You win this round, kid. #instaparent
Cleaning out my closet.
I’ve spent the last few weeks clearing out my Uncles, and grandmothers, house. Nan was moved into a nursing home a few years ago, and Uncle Murray stayed living at her house. We’ve nearly finished, the house is settling in a week or so, but … Continue reading Cleaning out my closet.
Parallels
It’s funny how life continues to sucker punch you – just when you thought you were getting the hang of it. They say that you can find parallels between any 2 things if you look hard enough, I generally agree – isn’t that kind of what … Continue reading Parallels
One year later -Tanya’s guide to not f*cking up a 5 year old.
One year later is the title of a DC Comic book event, that, well, jumped forward 1 year for all of the DC characters (Wonder Woman, Supes, Bats, the works). It was a way for DC to effectively (or ineffectively, but thats not the point) … Continue reading One year later -Tanya’s guide to not f*cking up a 5 year old.
Insta Parent 