Welcome to Three Kids and a Cat. A real life, real love, real survival story. This is the story of how grief reshaped our family and how we kept going anyway.
If you're new here, welcome. I'm glad you found your way. The last five years had been some of the hardest times for my family for so many reasons. For a while, it felt like things were finally getting easier. Then in 2025 everything changed.
The unexpected journey
When sudden loss took the kid’s dad, and then my little sister their mum a few months apart, what felt like overnight I became the person holding it all together for three kids and a cat. Not because I was ready.
But because they needed me, and love doesn’t really ask for permission. So here I am. Still figuring it out. Still getting it done. Still processing it all. Still fighting.
What this blog is about
This space is real life. Not the polished version, but honest and raw. I write about what led us here grief, trauma, and how it sneaks into ordinary moments. Raising and guiding my sister’s kids, all with different needs, different personalities, all at different stages of life. Fighting for their home, all while working full time and surviving everything else. The guilt, the PTSD, the laughter, the exhaustion, the tiny wins. The celebrations,
Honest, real, and raw
Some days this blog is heavy. Some days it’s funny (I haven't got to upload that yet, so that's a lie) Most days it’s just honest. There are no expert opinions here just my experiences, lessons learned, and the raw, unedited journey of navigating life with 3 kids and a cat. I hope you find connection and solace here.
