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Starting School
Husband freaked us both out this week. One of the nursery girls asked him where Girly no1 would be starting school and if he had added it to the list so he could organise some playdates (she obviously doesn’t know him very well). He ran home in a panic-stricken flurry. Read more.
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The Miscarriage Rollercoaster
I haven't posted anything for a while. And this post isn’t fun or funny I’m afraid. It’s sad and a bit teary. Because that’s what miscarriages are – sad and teary and a lot of other things... I’ve been very quiet recently because on top of trying to build (by which I...
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Things You Need In Your Hospital Bag
Every expectant mother has trawled the internet looking for lists of what you need in your hospital bag. Stop Googling. It’s here, the definitive list of what you will, and definitely will not, need. What you will need in your hospital bag: A large, soft night shirt –...
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Power Cut Chaos
Last night we were sat playing and reading before bedtime when everything went pitch black and silent. After a shocked couple of seconds, the sirens began. Nope, not the air raid sirens of a blitzkrieg but the deafening screams of our toddlers. "Mummy, why is it dark?...
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Things people say when you just had a baby
We have all had it. The well meaning comments or questions from people that you can’t believe come from a good place. The face just doesn’t match the voice! Here are my favourite from the list of things people say when you have a baby… You look well! – You’re still...
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Friends That Poo
It’s not often in your life that you buy a house, have a baby and quit your job in the space of 12 months. All this change has left me feeling reflective and I’m drawing some strange parallels. For example, friendships, if you think about it, are just like poo… Girly...
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New Baby Announcement
Everyone says it. Everyone thinks it. Next year I shall be thinner/fatter/more relaxed/more organised drier/wetter - delete as appropriate. My desire is to earn an income again, and preferably one that utilises the skills I have spent the last 15 years building, not...
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Best Intentions
January is such a weird time. Fresh and hopeful new year resolutions swiftly become cold, depressing disappointments. A short dry, alcohol-free spell followed by a soaking, epic collapse and hangover. Ups and downs. Mine has been no different. No2 is walking (yaaay);...
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Happy Effin’ Christmas!
I listened to a radio call-in the other day; a lady, her husband and their two children. She was worried about spoiling her children and losing the true meaning of Christmas so she had invited 8 lonely people to Christmas dinner at their house. “How amazing!” I...
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