Midlife Madness!

I have had several conversations with my teenagers lately that have made me realise that I am, in fact, that uncool, old mum that all kids swear they will never be. Mentally, I don’t feel much different to how I did when I was twenty, other than I think I have a little bit more knowledge and wisdom behind me (although sometimes I wonder). In my young people’s eyes, however, I am positively Jurassic! I’m pretty sure that at some point during childbirth, a microchip is implanted into the mother’s brain which contains all the standard “mum” sayings. I’ll openly admit that my head and heart are both residing somewhere in the early to mid-nineties. I could cope with things then. CDs (insert disc, press play and Bob’s your mother’s brother). Now it involves multiple items of gadgetry and more pressing of buttons than it does to launch a space rocket (although, I do like Amazon Echo). I had some of the best times back then too. Life somehow felt less complicated and we interacted with ea...

It’s been ages since I’ve written anything. The main reason is that I haven’t bloody done anything! My summer was mainly spent hearing, “I’m hungry mummy. I’m thirsty. Can I watch Paw Patrol?” Lack of finances meant that outings were few and far between, so we’ve been the reclusive family. Last week, we finally got some sense of routine and normality back. I returned to college for my second year of my degree. I’ve stayed on at the college to do Criminology and Criminal Justice, rather than going to the University campus to continue with Psychology and Criminology. This was mainly due to the logistics of child care and travel, but I must admit, I’m not too upset to be leaving the joys of SPSS and Psychobiology and Cognition behind! Give me a serial killer any day! I’ve been losing weight lately. Just over 1.5 stone gone so far and I already feel so much better about myself. I still have a long way to go but I’m enjoying the journey. It was just what I needed to kick start my sel...