Unicorn (noun): Something that is highly desirable but difficult to find It’s International Women’s Day and to my mind, that’s something very much synonymous with a celebratory friendship day – so thank you in particular to all of the strong, …
Other People’s Fertility
History (noun): The whole series of past events connected with a particular person It’s been over a year since I last properly blogged. I’ve obviously been so fortunate in that I’ve been raising a little one, but I’ve still had …
Sur-regal
Pinch Me (saying): Used to say that one can’t believe something is happening An hour after I posted my last blog, a friend sent me 15 exclamation marks followed by this screenshot, with the caption “speechless!” One week on from …
Bringing them Home
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust (proverb): From ashes we rise, and to ashes, we will return; life will one day come to an end Someone asked me recently, what we did with the ashes of My Baby and Summer. …
The Awareness of Death
Albert Camus (French philosopher, author, and journalist): He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44 Reading a book about the global solutions to climate change (as you do!) and I stumbled upon a reference to …
Hipster W@nker
Hipster (noun): A person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being outside the cultural mainstream I really enjoyed my late 20’s, slipping into my 30’s. I used to be someone quite unrecognisable from this recurrent …
At Least
At least (phrase): If nothing else – used to add a positive comment about a generally negative situation I’m sure I’ve said before, that when speaking to the bereaved (in the baby loss community, or otherwise), the number one rule …
The Ostrich
Decision (noun): The action or process of deciding something or of resolving a question They say that people have either a “fight or flight” response to events that are perceived as stressful or frightening, but I’ve always had a third …
The 43 Day Cycle
28 day cycle (Anjulie’s dictionary): Women living the dream, with (if they’re lucky) a chance of getting pregnant, every single month! First off, who are these people who have a 28 day cycle? Apparently that’s the average. You women are …
We Deserve the Crystal Balls
Glimpse (noun): To see something or someone for a very short time or only partly If you had a crystal ball, what would you look for? What would “normal” people want to glimpse into the future to see? Maybe they’d …