Camping weekend (home alone)
Every year, at some point during the summer, my husband takes the kids away for a camping weekend. It’s a tradition that stretches right back…
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The reluctant housewife
I never wanted to be a housewife. I was one of those 20th century girls who believed they could have it all – university education,…
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Project 366 Week 2
Well here we go with week 2 of Project 366 2016. Taking photos in winter is always difficult, so there’s a mixed bag of quite…
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Britmums Live (control freak)
It’s Britmums Live day and I have that familiar sick feeling in my stomach, a mix of nerves and excitement, which means I’m going to…
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Helping out
When I went to work in an office (I left over a year ago – that’s hard to believe!), my life was predictable. I went…
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Things to remember (Britmums Live)
Right now, I am sat on the train on my way to Britmums Live in London. Maybe you are too? There’s around 500 of us…
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Cleaning dilemma
I’ve always been nothing but honest on this blog, so I have a confession to make. For the last umpteen years, my mum and dad…
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A very good idea…
As a mum I sometimes feel like I have way too many responsibilities for way too many mundane things and general horrible jobs. There’s everything…
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Moving is stressful
If I had a quid for everyone who told me ‘moving is stressful’ I could afford a fair few pots of paint. Apparently it’s the…
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Broken
After four days of painting and two days of moving, the new house finally broke me on day 7. We’d done well – we’d painted…
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The Gallery: Morning 2013
I’m a proper morning person. I’ve gone from getting up at 6 out of necessity when the kids were little to just getting up at…
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A one-trick pony
I’m not very good at stuff. I’m rubbish at housework and doing the garden. I have no interest in craft or baking. And I’m crap…
