Cuidiú Coffee Mornings

Cuidiú coffee mornings, La Leche League meetings, Sling meets and Nappuccinos are my real life "Bubble". I don't feel strange BFing, co-sleeping, BLWing, using cloth nappies or slings and I feel generally supported in my parenting choices -everyone does things their own way of course but I don't find myself explaining myself. No strange looks. It's lovely to have RL company with so much common ground, "likeminded" people who don't burst my bubble. If they think I'm nuts they haven't mentioned it so far! :P

Somehow I don't remember any details about my first Cuidiú Coffee Morning, 

it must have been in Cork.....

The Cork Bubble

There are plenty of supports that are specific to Cork. There are possible similar supports elsewhere that I'd be less aware of. I often wonder if Cork is actually the real capital and if there are more "in the bubble" here...

hhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm

Facebook Pages& Facebook Groups

A lot of people confuse a facebook page with a facebook group. This drives me nuttier than any grammar or spelling mistakes (which I can be oblivious to, sorry :P ). The difference between groups and pages is significant and needs to be clarified as I can no longer smile and nod :) while screaming at my screen here in RL.

Corcaigh abú

I love being back to work, mostly because it means I'm back in Cork. I won't say I feel like a "Corkonian" or anything that extreme now, as I wouldn't dream of supporting anyone other than the Kingdom (that's the official thermometer for those "where are you from" questions). Cork is definitely our second favorite county and we're happy for *them to win -when Kerry are out of the running. We prefer living here in Cork to living in Kerry, mostly because there is enough going on here to keep us busy. Of course it is nice to head west every so often too and we do miss having our families that bit closer -they are mostly all in Kerry.

The Rebel County!!

In Cork there are plenty of options for us and the kids -we haven't tried everything yet! Perhaps more importantly for a Facebook addicted Mama who works in her "offline-time", there are also plenty of local groups on facebook -it keeps me in touch with things and it feels semi real since I've met a  lot of the people I converse with in person. There are plenty of members in each of these groups. To be honest I don't feel odd here at all, even with my BFing, cloth nappies and all the rest. The facebook groups help with that, more than anyone might imagine.