: Tell your mother that you love her. Listening to the Fontaines D.C. song “A Hero’s Death” the other day, and this line …

: In the doldrums There has not been a lot of movement in our surrogacy journey in the last six months. Although, …

: A purple Snack, a package of BBQ Hula Hoops and a bottle of Tanora. My go-to confectioneries are a purple Snack, a package of BBQ Beef Hula Hoops, and a bottle of …

: Mum ❤️

: I am a photographer. Last December marked the tenth year that I began posting on VSCO, a photo and video sharing website. …

: How Do You Like Your Coffee? Lately, I’ve enjoyed brewing filter coffee with a Hario V60 using beans from Imbibe, a roaster …

: New lens I have not been taking photos much lately, partly due to the kids, the house, and the winter …

: 4th time's a charm. We have an egg donor! Back in November, a wonderful woman reached out through our agency after …

: Baby, Baby, House We, my husband and I, live in a small mid terrace house in the centre of a city and it’s been …

: New Manley I feel like there’s been a disturbance in my procrastination force lately, or maybe it’s been …

: Music to soothe an unsettled mind The past few weeks have been arduous, with work getting busier, the winter nights closing in, me not …

: Friday Nights at the E.S.B Sportsco This week, I was reminded of the time I played basketball as a teenager with the rest of my family …

: It felt like a breakup It has been a tough few weeks on our surrogacy journey, and last Thursday, we made a difficult but …

: Delayed Summer We’re experiencing some usually hot weather in Ireland this week, for September and I’m conflicted …

: The beginning of our journey [originally posted on Medium on Jan 13, 2023] It’s 2023, a new year and one when we begin our …

: Power of Storytelling This past week was ‘I&D Week 2023’ at my workplace. The yearly event held during Pride month …

: Two men and a baby. I’d just sat down after buying a package of chocolate pretzels and three small bottles of Canadian …

: Oblivious.  Oblivious. August 28, 2022 – On our wedding anniversary we rented a punt (a long flat bottomed boat) …

: JD This photo was taken, on the 20th of December 2019, of John as he was about to take a photo of the …

: Carcassonne A cheap flight from Cork is always an opportunity to explore a new country / city and at the …

: What’s the story? The last five weeks. There was no ribbon cutting to acknowledge the official beginning of our journey and after all the …

: Fasten seat belt while seated When we began our journey we knew it was going to be complex — with big decisions to make, big costs …

: MegaTRON I was watching a Family Guy clip recently where Peter is asked by Lois to give the nurse the birth …

: Tinder Egg Back in September last year we were given access to a Canadian egg donor database following a …

: Latte Daddy I remember reading about the Latte Pappa’s or Latte Daddies a few years ago, a phenomenon in Nordic …