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Contemplations

As Lydia’s first birthday draws closer, I find myself thinking back to the day she was born, and acknowledging the terror and confusion of those moments after it all started to go wrong after her birth, in a way that I don’t think I have done before. In the days and weeks after Lydia was …

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When the Going Gets Tough…

…the not-so-tough just want to run away?! This week has been one of the most difficult weeks I’ve had for a while, and I am so incredibly glad that it’s the weekend – hopefully James, Georgie & I can relax in our little Corkhill family bubble for a few days. A mixture of things going …

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What’s in a name?

Everyone has at least a few different names, or labels – I can think of quite a few I’ve had in the past, as well as some new ones I’ve acquired lately. Some of my past names include: Lola, Zwe, Little Smithy (my maiden name is Smith and Smithy was already assigned to my older …

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