Tag: love
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Excerpt 15. Evolving Friendships.
Today was a wholesome day. We had a friends son’s birthday party in the park. It was probably the biggest 5th birthday I had ever been to with about 300 people in attendance (obvious exaggeration, but not TOO far from the truth haha). But amongst the craziness, it was nice to see and hang out…
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Excerpt 14. The 7 year itch.
Today was just another day. Most days, as a “stay at home” mum, feel like Groundhog Day, but I guess the biggest motivator in doing this was to try and find the extraordinary in an otherwise ordinary day. Or at least find something that is thought provoking to extract me from the humdrum of daily…
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Excerpt 7. Grateful.
The last week and a half has been hell. Can’t and won’t sugar coat it. My entire household was struck down with that ol chestnut, Influenza A. I wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy, as the saying goes. Nelson was patient zero, however he tried to shrug it off as allergies. We’re dead set…
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Excerpt 6. Unlearning Guilt.
Today can only be described as a painful come down from yesterday. Painful, being literal. I mentioned that last week I had tonsillitis on my birthday, Well, I woke up this morning feeling like I was swallowing golf balls again. Actually, woke up is putting it kindly. I don’t think I got much sleep at…
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Excerpt 2. My dad.
This essay is essentially the first real entry to this collection. Excerpt 1 was really to introduce the why, the how, the what, the who. Today is about today. Today was hard. Exclamation mark. Eva, aka my hurricane/bulldozer, aka my rainbow baby, aka my second child, was sick today. So that was a joy. I…
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Excerpt 1. Why.
An old friend asked me today if I still write. You see, I thought myself a writer once upon a dream. Whether I was good or not, I wrote. It was an outlet. A way I found my voice. A sense of expression I found easier than words said out aloud. It was also my…
Excerpts by Claudia Hayes 