There is very little preparation in motherhood for becoming an empty nester. One day you are cooing over your newborn baby, the years pass by in a whirr of activity and, suddenly, it’s the day that you will also remember for ever because it is your empty nester day. Today, 11 February, is my first …
This empty nester thing is utterly miserable
Those times when I wished for a moment’s peace while my daughter was growing up. I wish they would return. I miss the noise, chaos and sense of purpose . This morning I had a long lie in with the cat beside me. The thing I longed for at one time does not now bring …