tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819769475022015979.post8973391318923224389..comments2023-02-12T15:24:30.284+00:00Comments on Give an Earthly: 10-5-1: Looking Back to Look Forwardearthlytreasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247034421266467240noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819769475022015979.post-66588736883053251732011-06-27T20:27:34.260+01:002011-06-27T20:27:34.260+01:00Fab idea! Nice to hear your stories.10 years ago, ...Fab idea! Nice to hear your stories.<br><br>10 years ago, I pregnant with Finnbar, my oldest boy, and living in Dorking, in Surrey. No big ambitions other than just enjoying being a mama. Already married to Pete, a couple of years earlier, and he was working from home. We had a nice life there. I had worked in nurserys for the last few years, and trained in Montessori methodology and early childhood studies. Knew I didn't want to put my baby in any nursery and instead wanted to be a full-time earth mama, which i am sooo glad about!<br><br>5 years ago, moved to Cambs, after spending 5 happy years on the coast in Littlehampton, where I had birthed two more babies, Herb and Indie, at home. Had made the decision to home ed and had plans to extend the family if all good and well.... which is exactly what happened because...<br><br>1 year ago, my new babe Alfie was 1 year old! But our lives and house were gutted and turned upside down that year. A year of house extending, grief and loss, and also enormous love and clarity and revelation!!! Losing two close relations was heart-pearcing but that also let a lot of love in.<br><br>Promise to honour your other request soon Earthy Mama! Been mega busy couple of weeks! XMotherfunkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10809370449833738968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819769475022015979.post-22130499924094944212011-06-17T20:56:32.922+01:002011-06-17T20:56:32.922+01:00Fab idea! Nice to hear your stories.
10 years ago...Fab idea! Nice to hear your stories.<br /><br />10 years ago, I pregnant with Finnbar, my oldest boy, and living in Dorking, in Surrey. No big ambitions other than just enjoying being a mama. Already married to Pete, a couple of years earlier, and he was working from home. We had a nice life there. I had worked in nurserys for the last few years, and trained in Montessori methodology and early childhood studies. Knew I didn't want to put my baby in any nursery and instead wanted to be a full-time earth mama, which i am sooo glad about!<br /><br />5 years ago, moved to Cambs, after spending 5 happy years on the coast in Littlehampton, where I had birthed two more babies, Herb and Indie, at home. Had made the decision to home ed and had plans to extend the family if all good and well.... which is exactly what happened because...<br /><br />1 year ago, my new babe Alfie was 1 year old! But our lives and house were gutted and turned upside down that year. A year of house extending, grief and loss, and also enormous love and clarity and revelation!!! Losing two close relations was heart-pearcing but that also let a lot of love in.<br /><br />Promise to honour your other request soon Earthy Mama! Been mega busy couple of weeks! XMotherfunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809370449833738968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819769475022015979.post-61256002414565559082011-06-17T10:59:49.289+01:002011-06-17T10:59:49.289+01:00I love it!!
10 years ago in July I was also (!) ...I love it!! <br /><br />10 years ago in July I was also (!) graduating my MA linguistics from Edinburgh. I was thrilled and happy but in all honesty I felt I had achieved what I set out and knew that academia wasn't for me and I needed to find a job. Unfortunately I had no real idea doing what - or any clue about jobs in the real world. I knew it wouldn't be vocational but I felt a bit forced onto the arena of graduate jobs that didn't really appeal to me. I had to move home with no money or job prospects to keep me living away from home. It turned out to be the best thing I did. This was a great year for me, I got an admin job which paid the bills but best of all I realised how much home meant to me, I met my partner Matt and fell in love - with him and home!<br /><br />5 years ago I had hit a bad patch. I had moved up the ladder at the council, albeit still doing admin type jobs. I should have had a job that I enjoyed - there was the opportunity for that. But I had the manager from hell and no one who would listen to me. She was a bully and made me feel very small. I went for counselling and desperately tried to get out looking for all sorts of alternative jobs with no joy. <br /><br />Thankfully everything took a turn up for the books a year after that with a new job that I mostly love and -<br /><br />1 year ago I was enjoying my maternity leave after fulfilling an ambition of a good few years and starting a family. Fred would have been about 9 months old and this time last year we'd just had our naming ceremony for him which was one of my best days. He was a little treasure that day, full of smiles and I was so happy to share such a great day with really important family and friends (something I feel I missed out on not having the big wedding!!) Also really glad that one Auntie in particular was there to share it as she's not here anymore. Despite being sleep deprived and sometimes a bit down or over awed by parenthood, I look back now and realise how incredibly happy I was to have a wonderful little family and to have such amazing friends!!Mummy Nughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929868268649643633noreply@blogger.com