Tag: lessons

• Tog bag teachings in failure

  

  It’s 7.40am on a Thursday in April and I’m sitting in my car outside school, clutching Aiden’s swimming tog bag in my lap. I had illegally messaged the school asking if I could drop it off for him. This was a big no no, and I’m usually a stickler for rules but in this instance […]

  Bonnie

  April 18, 2021

  Adulting & Motherhood

  achievment, Balance, blogging, change, Experiences, failure, grateful, lessons, mommy blogger, Motherhood, parenting, Perfectly Sorted, Personal Development, perspective, progress, school, self awareness, thriving, work-life balance, Writing

• Knock knock. Whose there?

  

  What happens when hopelessness starts to creep in? The soft, low grade, vibration that is there in the background getting louder and louder, so slowly that you hardly notice. But it’s there alright, and starting to make itself known. The slightly off feeling. The unsteady-unsure feeling – self doubt? A bit shaky? A bit on […]

  Bonnie

  January 18, 2021

  Anxiety & Depression

  Adulting, anxiety, Balance, blogging, hopelessness, lessons, Motherhood, Perfectly Sorted, perspective, reflection, Single Mom, stress, work-life balance, Writing

• Schooled

  

  Exam time. Correction. Tests and assessment time. “Mom, it’s not exams okaaay?” My boy was not wrong. Test was the right word. Testing my patience. It would have been exams but thanks to Corona, it was tests. A pamphlet outlining the test dates and content covered were sent home, along with leaflets, workbooks and text […]

  Bonnie

  November 24, 2020

  Adulting & Motherhood

  Adulting, bad mom, Balance, blogging, books, covid-19, Drama, exams, lessons, Motherhood, parenting, Perfectly Sorted, procrastination, revision, school, Single Mom, stress, study, Tears, tests, work-life balance, Writing