Category: New

I’m Sorry

This one is for the first born, he’s had a rough couple of weeks and it’s not his fault. What kid isn’t struggling with it all right now? But I needed to remind him and […]

Swearing

I want to offer reassurance (mainly to my Dad) that I am not foul mouthed. You see he’s offered up his concerns and questioned where on earth I have learned to swear like a mother […]

One, Two, Three

Lets rewind a bit, it’s 2011, we’ve just bought our first house after spending years and years renting. We manage to save for a deposit, we didn’t go on holiday – EVER, we didn’t go […]

When I grow up

When I grow up I want to be an astronaut or a race car driver. When I grow up I want to do something that makes lots of money, but it needs to be one […]

The ‘things to look forward to’ jar

Today my son’s teacher suggested the children might like to do an inspirational excise and create a ‘things to look forward to’ jar. Being keen on any work where the girl can also be involved […]

The Twilight Zone

It was a random Monday morning. The worst blinds ever bought by anyone in the world hadn’t by some miracle lost their grip in the night and whooshed up, so the room was still in […]

Fun Mum

Sometimes I feel like I can’t relax. I feel like I have to be sensible and organised, at home, at work, in life generally. I’m the responsible one, I worry about money and I make […]

A Sad Feeling

The first born is sad. He went to bed and, just when we thought they must be asleep (based on the quietness level and lack of shouting) he let out a little whimper of ‘Dad!”. […]

The fun I have doing jobs

I often wonder whether I make things harder for myself. Then I realise that things are just harder because I have children, they require feeding, entertaining and 24 hour attention, they get sad if I […]

The Girl

I don’t often get overly emotional when watching TV, films and You Tube cat videos, that sort of stuff. But there are a couple of occasions where I have felt the face sting and had […]