Interrailing: A post-exam or gap year adventure
If your year 13 or final year university grown up child is already starting to think about how they might celebrate the end of exams,…
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Making friends with a puppy
Before I had a puppy, I used to see groups of dog owners chatting in the park and assume they were all friends. Of course,…
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‘Not good enough’
I always feel very sad when I look at social media and see photos of women who say they feel ‘not good enough’. Not funny…
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Running clothes, recycling and the kindness of strangers
A few months ago, I wrote this post – all about the importance of wearing our clothes for longer in the interests of the environment….
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Safe space blogging: Trying to fit in
I’m pleased to be able to offer my blog to parents of older children as a safe space to blog anonymously. It will both help…
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Panto 2017: It’s all over
And, just like that, panto is over for another year. And it’s been another fabulous year. Twenty five performances over 15 days, 16 rehearsals in…
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The French exchange (Treating the house like a hotel)
After my son enjoyed his trip to France on the French exchange so much, I was looking forward to the return visit. I had high…
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On being a teenager
My 13 year old son has recently started to go to town with his friends and I’m pleased about this. He’s been ‘allowed’ to go…
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New friend
My eldest has a new friend and I couldn’t be more happy. My poor boy has a record of losing best friends to the seaside. In 2012,…
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Even better than the real thing?
I am living in my friend’s house, renting it out for a few weeks until we can finally move into our new house. It’s a bit…
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The rented house
So it’s really happening! We’re moving house TODAY. And it’s not the move we were hoping to make into our lovely big house round the…
