About

Josie George is an art student, writer and single mum living in the Midlands.

This blog tells the story of me and my four-year-old son, Kai through words and pictures, sharing mine and Kai’s journey as we both grow up and try to figure stuff out.

Avid knitter, serial starter-again, professional napper, den-maker, piss-taker and accidental clown, I am generally shorter than people imagine, determined, flawed and usually to be found wandering around in the sunshine taking photos of stuff and sharing random thoughts on Twitter, where I have oddly popular following.

I’m currently studying for a Bachelors Degree in Painting, in between small-person wrangling. I also take lots of photographs, collect treasures, and if there’s any energy left over I write stories that let me pretend to be someone else for a while.

Creative, daring, honest and different, I hope, Sleep is for the Weak aims to celebrate those things about us, stories, flaws and talents, that make us unique.

I really hope you enjoy reading.

http://www.dottymummy.co.uk Dotty Finlow

You write beautifully – humour and sparcity: a combination I rarely achieve but often aspire to.
I would love to join our writing workshop – I need to start writing ‘out’ rather then further ‘in’, which is where I fear I am heading…
http://lifeslightlyused.wordpress.com/ april

Just for you, because you deserve it and your words are wonderful indeed http://wp.me/pF4hl-5i
http://www.chryselle.net Chryselle

Found you through Linda Jones on FB. What a great site! I’ve got a 11 month old and (it’s just past midnight now as I type) I’m fighting sleep to meet my deadlines (FB isn’t helping, I know).

I’ll read more of your work when I’m wide awake. Love the blog title! Delusion in Year 1 works well for me

Best,
Chryselle
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http://www.jobeaufoix.com Jo Beaufoix

Awwww, you're doing so brilliantly lovely. I would love to do a Masters in creative writing. I did all the CW modules possible on my Eng' Degree as well as a creative writing dissertation and I learnt so much. You're going to fly. xx
http://englishcountrymum.blogspot.com Jennysnail

why suspicious of anyone that seems too normal ?
- http://intensedebate.com/profiles/porridgebrain porridgebrain
  
  Because they're the REALLY weird ones
http://joind.co.uk Jo Ind

Josie

I'm trying to find your post about when you decided to stop breastfeeding and the ambivalence of it. I can't find it. I want to link to it from an NHS local blog post I'm doing about World Breast Feeding. Can you send me the URL?
http://intensedebate.com/profiles/porridgebrain porridgebrain

Hi Jo, no I can't find a post on that either. Are you sure it was me that wrote it? I know it was something I talked about a lot at the time but I don't remember writing a specific post. Happy to do you a piece for your blog though if you'd like, or help in some other way.

Thanks for thinking of me any way!
- http://joind.co.uk Jo Ind
  
  Well I WAS sure it was you – a post about how sad it made you feel and yet how liberated and I did a comment saying ambivalence is the essence of motherhood. But there again my brain is porridged too so I can't be sure of anything any more
  - Josie
    
    I *THINK* that was a Twitter conversation. I think. Could be wrong. Sorry!!
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Beki Davies

I came through my 4 time on 2nd January. I am tearful as I write this. Thank you for being brave enough to put this into such eloquant words.
Karl James

A really beautiful blog. Thank you. Love your writing. Love your design. Love your gentleness.
- http://www.sleepisfortheweak.org.uk/ Josie
  
  Karl, thank you so much. Comments like that really make my day.
Fab40foibles

I love Optimus prime, a very good friend made me an opti birthday cake last year, think I’ll go for yoda AND darth vador this year to cellebrate the big 4-0, can’t wait!
http://www.LetsDad.com Sam at Let’s Dad!

What fun! Great stuff Josie!