Apr 16, 20204 minIsolation: Weighing up the fearLiving in isolation is a strange thing. It's at once fear-filled and boring. We are all putting one foot in front of the other, performing o
Feb 15, 20205 minThe School Day ParadoxI've been a School Mum for three weeks now. And in my newness to all of this I'm brimming with bravado, frankly I'm nailing it — I'm sure it
Jan 14, 20204 minMy baby is starting school, and I'm… okayMy eldest (who is now and will always be my baby) is starting school in just a few weeks, and I'm… okay. I know this isn't what I'm supposed
Jan 2, 20205 minSelf Care is BullshitI recently read an article on self care for new mums. The article touted the benefits of just 10 minutes each day of 'indulging' in self car
Dec 26, 20195 minMy Life, the Shit ShowHello, my name is Lauren. And my life is a 24 hour experimental art performance piece with a working title of “shit show – not literally, bu
Dec 14, 20193 min HELP! The Children are SavagesUntil recently I had been blissfully unaware of the epidemic that has been sweeping through schools, kindergartens and daycares all over the
Dec 6, 20195 min5 Tips to Cut Down Your Whine Consumption this ChristmasIt's the holiday season. And — for something completely different— I'm tired, work is hectic, the kids seem inexplicably hyped up (the threa