Reading a book saved my ass…and my toddler’s

Right now we are going through 4 year old’s emotional learning journey. The tantrums….holy s**t. It’s like a demon took over my child; he has god-like strength mixed with the emotional control of a lunatic. Not a good mix AT ALL. It’s intense, man! After a full blown melt down the other week that left … Read more

It’s brilliant being normal

The best thing about blogging, and baring my soul to the world, is finding out that everything you’re going through is pretty normal. Thank you to everyone following Kelly’s World on Facebook that left some amazing and kind comments for me following on from my last post. My therapist was totally right – I need … Read more

So scared of messing up I’m messing myself up

Today was a tough day. Really tough. I cried twice. On paper, it was a good day. We had a play date this morning with several friends and their kids (two good friends of Luca’s), and this afternoon Luca played around the house. But add in a few epic-sized tantrums from Luca and a mother … Read more

Way to go Wednesday

Hey all. Long time no see! I’ve been kinda doing stuff, trying to go along with the flow, control my anxiety and all that. How am I doing? I’m…surviving. I’ve been taking a few steps to try and improve things, and while I’ve been in a backwards slide there have definitely been some wins. When … Read more

Enough – my word for 2022

I read something recently about this person picking a word for the year for themselves, and how they would try to live to that word for the year. I can’t remember what they selected, but it could be stuff like grateful, and trying to feel gratitude each day. I loved the idea, and wanted to … Read more