As I came home after a very unsuccessful start to another clinic, I realised I had appointment fatigue. A few days later, still reeling from the outcome, I was wondering why I felt wrung out and overwhelmed. A couple of days after this, I sat down, went through my diary, and wrote down a list …
Hello, Little Lady blog hasn’t had much investment over the past few years. We’ve had the pandemic, our daughter being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2021, and then a long recovery period after being hospitalised with pneumonia earlier this year. You can see why it has felt like a lost 12 months and much …
Hello, It feels like 2022 has raced by in a blur. It’s certainly had several high points, but there have been some difficult times for us as a family. Type 1 diabetes We continue to adjust our lives around the arrival of Type 1 Diabetes in the family. Before my daughter’s diagnosis, I knew a …
Sadly, there hasn’t been much content or discussion on Hello, Little Lady over the past 18 to 24 months. Reactionary to particular events – personal, professional and family has meant that other parts of my life have had to take priority. There have been many moments over the past 18 months where I have felt …
It’s half-term for us and it feels like we’ve packed a load of fun things in already. We’ve been to Tynemouth Aquarium, St Mary’s Lighthouse, Roker beach, Pizza Hut and trying out the local community swimming pool – thankfully not all in the same day! The week has also been a bit of challenging in …
Last year, at the beginning of 2019, a group of emerging artists and creative activists gathered at ChapelFM – Arts Centre for East Leeds. The first cohort arrived for the beginning of a new, year-long, course called UNION – The Northern School of Creativity and Activism. The same weekend, 52 weeks later saw 15 of …
Wow! It’s the end of the 2010s! I’m not sure it’s a decade that people will forget lightly. There has been much upheaval all around the world. Personally, I feel like I’ve only had a chance to catch my breath in the last month or so to really take in the challenges and the good …
It’s time to reflect on Hello Little Lady’s – A Year in Review 2019. The past 12 months have been a whirlwind of activity and experiences. Thankfully there has been more happy experiences than sad. Working by and for myself is a lonely, isolating slog at times. It feels like you’re not achieving much or …
I’d been very much looking forward to this weekend and did some a major baking on the Friday to make cakes and treats for the sessions to share for the get-together that night, and for the Saturday. It was another fantastic weekend. You may have read about how I was feeling weary after the previous …
As we British love to say, time is flying and I couldn’t believe how quickly my next trip had come around. I was excited to be meeting up with the UNION19 cohort for our third get-together as part of the Northern School of Creativity and Activism. This time the weekend was based in Manchester, with …
