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I’m Meg. Writer. Book geek. Rubbish gamer. Mother. Step into my brain, and see my silly thoughts.
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I got my nose pierced recently. It’s something I’ve been thinking about on and off for the past couple of years but I could never be…
Megan Bidmead
Jul 21, 2022
summer of long naps and laziness
summer of long naps and laziness
Hello. It’s been so long since I’ve written a blog post. How are you? I’ve just finished uni for the year, and so I have evenings again…
Megan Bidmead
May 23, 2022
building walls
building walls
I’m coming out of hibernation. I’ve been out to gigs, I’ve been out to eat, and I’ve been on long walks with friends and family. It’s nice…
Megan Bidmead
May 5, 2022
hyper-guilt, Mumsnet, and lingering lockdown adrenaline
hyper-guilt, Mumsnet, and lingering lockdown adrenaline
I have given up Mumsnet (not for the first time). I don’t know why, but I find myself scrolling there on sleepless nights, or in moments of…
Megan Bidmead
Apr 13, 2022
Fast-forward, pause
Fast-forward, pause
When I was younger I thought I was too selfish to have a baby.
Megan Bidmead
Mar 14, 2022
having your face sagging before your eyes really focuses the mind
having your face sagging before your eyes really focuses the mind
I was telling a family member about a trip me and Chris are planning to celebrate my 35th birthday next year (and to ask her to babysit the…
Megan Bidmead
Jan 17, 2022
fragments
fragments
This morning Chris found me sitting on the floor of our daughter’s bedroom, swearing luxuriously, and throwing clothes into the air in the…
Megan Bidmead
Nov 19, 2021
a startling realisation about soft play
a startling realisation about soft play
The hail started the second we stepped out of the door today. By the time we got to the end of the road it was like driving through a car…
Megan Bidmead
Nov 3, 2021
sleep paralysis and old ghosts
sleep paralysis and old ghosts
Been binge-listening to This Paranormal Life (which is excellent, you should listen to it too) and, off the back of that, thinking about…
Megan Bidmead
Oct 31, 2021
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