…and J Makes Three

The question I get asked the most – “how do you do it?”

The answer – you just do. You have no choice, there’s no option not to.

Being a mum of three young children is hard, there’s no skirting around that. My youngest was born during the pandemic, at which time I was also part home schooling my eldest (he was in Reception), and looking after a toddler. It was an eye opener to say the least. As we had a baby, we were able to “bubble up” with their paternal grandparents, but there was only so much relief that could offer. Their dad was still out working (he was classed as an “essential worker”), so I still had to do most of it on my own. Or so I believe anyway, my memory of that time is a bit…hazy.

For the past year (just over), I have been a single parent. Their dad still sees them, but all the big parenting jobs come down to me. Every breakfast, every middle of the night wake up, every breakfast, every morning school run. Those last two in particular are huge. Getting three children (including a toddler) up, fed, dressed and off to school and nursery on time is no mean feat. Might I add, I am not a morning person. Far from it. As I write this, it has just gone midnight and my alarm is set for 7am for the school run. Should I be fast asleep and snoring my head off? Yes. Can I sleep right now? Hell no. My mind is too occupied with the need to scribble these words down, and trying not to think too hard on everything that needs doing tomorrow.

This is not the post I intended to write – “A day in the life of three”. Perhaps that will come next. For now, I’m just happy to be putting pen to paper again after so long. Yes literally, I’m scribbling this down in my notebook whilst tucked up in bed. Pen to paper has always been my favourite way to write…everything flows better. But it isn’t half making my hand ache after so long.

So hi, thanks for joining. This blog will be all (well, maybe/possibly just mostly) about my adventure in parenting and everything that comes with it. The highs and lows; the good, the bad and the ugly. If you decide to stick around, maybe you will learn a thing or two…at the very least, I hope you end up feeling not quite so alone.

Rachel x