Category: Musings
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One Week On
One week after leaving our youngest at university, the house is quieter, the food shop is cheaper and I’m slowly discovering that he really is OK. Perhaps we’re both finding our feet.
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Moving Day
Moving day was finally here. The van was packed, the snacks were ready and we had a plan for settling our youngest into university life. Unfortunately, moving day had other ideas…
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One Week to Go!
One week until university move-in day and suddenly it all feels very real. There are boxes to pack, goodbyes to be said and, apparently, a citywide shortage of packing tape!
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Two weeks to go
The university countdown is on. IKEA is done, the essentials are (mostly) bought and the goodbyes are beginning. Two weeks until my baby boy leaves for university — and I’m finding this one harder than I expected.
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Turning 50: What comes next?
Approaching 50 doesn’t feel like a crisis. It feels more like the start of a new chapter — even if I haven’t got a clue what that chapter is yet.
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I’ve been meaning to do this for a while
A little about why I’ve finally created Made & Mused, what’s got me thinking about what comes next, and the things I hope to share along the way.