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Loss and Gain

As I stand on the very first metaphorical paver of this whole new decade I can't help but look back on the path that curls out behind me...

Niki Spivey

Mar 18, 20206 min read

I've always been a busy person. At school I played for every team. I did every extra class I could. I volunteered for anything and...

Niki Spivey

Aug 6, 20184 min read

When I had my son, I was clueless about babies. I'd not even put a nappy on before my own baby shower (which I did on a non wiggly, non...

Niki Spivey

Jul 15, 20184 min read

The second time around, my pregnancy itself followed a deceptively similar path to the first. There were still no apps telling me what...

Niki Spivey

Jun 22, 201810 min read

Bette has Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD). It's a retro cochlear hearing issue that's probably easiest to describe as a bit...

Niki Spivey

May 13, 20184 min read

Many years ago, my mum told me that once you had one kid, the second didn't really make much difference to things. I think she meant that...

Niki Spivey

Jan 12, 20184 min read

For about the last decade, I think that my Grandma has been pretty convinced she’s likely to drop dead at any moment. Not in a sad,...

Niki Spivey

Dec 3, 20173 min read

Even before the recent budget constraints I’ve always made my own cards. For as many years as I can remember I’ve saved every Christmas,...

Niki Spivey

Nov 26, 20172 min read

OK. So Juliette is right. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. And people are certainly more then the labels we give them or...

Niki Spivey

Nov 24, 20173 min read