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Good morning!
We have officially hit the halfway point in the calendar year. June already.
In Ireland, we have seen up to 130 days of rain so far in 2026. One hundred and thirty eight. Let me remind you that we are only on day 158 of the year. I think I can speak for every single Irish person when I say - how is it June already? We are essentially still in winter 2025, it’s just that nobody told the bloody calendar.
I am longing for beach days, sandy skin and salty hair. Wearing as little as possible, eating so much good food and seeing as many friends as I can muster. I have also made a promise to myself to read as many books as I can over the next few months. Which is trickier than it sounds, given that most of my evenings go toward getting Happy Mail published and freelancing for other publications. Being a stay-at-home mum means there is very little time left over for me, and reading is usually the first thing to fall off the list.
But I am determined. We will see how it goes.
There is something about your forties that is exactly like this - I think it has something to do with the pace at which life comes at you at this particular age, and how radically different everyone’s path has become by now.
Some are minding ageing parents. Others have no children and are off sunning themselves on a terrace somewhere wonderful, with nothing but time and a good book. Others are knee deep in the chaos of childhood, running on fumes with zero space for themselves.
The same age. Completely different lives. All of it valid. All of it a lot. Whatever your life stage, I hope I have covered at least some of it for you.
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