Life has thrown me a few curveballs, so I’m learning to juggle. I will be sharing my experiences of returning to full time education as a mature student while juggling parenting, adulting and everything else that life throws at me. There may be tears.
I’m a music loving mother with a passion for human rights and social justice. I’m a campaigner and advocate for children with disabilities and special educational needs. I like to be heard and I love to help others find their voice.I’m back in college studying Media and Broadcasting, working towards my degree in Creative Media…
A lifetime ago in a faraway land, I had these lovely neighbours from Brazil. She was an incredibly beautiful ballerina, and he was a sound engineer with a face made for radio. Using a mishmash of English, Portuguese and French, we became great friends, bonding over our love of music. There’s an album by…
I met with my oldest friends for a few pints of porter last weekend. It’s our thirtieth year together and we never fail to be amazed that we’ve made it this far. Our opening gambit was the topic of Dry January, the consensus being we might not have many Januarys left so why would we waste…
I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Dublin’s Inkslingers this weekend. They are a writing group based in the Irish Writer’s Centre, and each week you get half an hour to write a piece based on a given prompt. I’ve always wanted to do the Viking Splash tour and wear the helmet and…
It’s been a lot. Christmas, a birthday, everyone has had coughs and colds and sore throats. We’ve all been home for too long. We’ve done our best to get out in the fresh air every day, but the weather has been shite and it has been a chore. I breathed a huge sigh of relief…
One of the many challenges of returning to college as a full-time mature student has been keeping the family fed. Quick, tasty, healthy meals that I can throw together at the end of a long day. Not much to ask. Ideally, I’d be batch cooking at the weekend, but I have yet to get that…
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