29 Thursday Dec 2011
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It’s no secret that becoming a parent often equals a big kiss goodbye to your old friend, sleep. Those mornings in bed during a weekend or holiday are a thing of the past.
Until it’s your turn for a lie-in.
But what no one tells you, before becoming a parent, is that the Lie-In is a complicated issue. Like the NHS, financial crisis and Eurozone, it’s something to be debated on many levels, with differing points of view, often ending in heated discussion. Continue reading »
24 Saturday Dec 2011
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20 Tuesday Dec 2011
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Life is soon to get a whole lot easier. You see, an unwanted visitor will soon be making a disappearance. For another year at least.
This visitor makes me stressed, causes arguments between myself and my husband and winds up my daughter a treat.
This visitor picks one moment during Every. Single. Day to wave their hands and shout “Cooeeee, I’m over here!” before taunting my soon-to-be 18 month old with a big fat raspberry.This causes tears and shouts of indignation on her part, followed by angry grumbles from the (self-proclaimed) Northern Love Machine and protective snarls from me. Continue reading »
16 Friday Dec 2011
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Well I really was. Am. Always have been.
Here’s the proof… Continue reading »
15 Thursday Dec 2011
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Frog, getting into the festive spirit this time last year
I’ve searched high and low. In cupboards and under sofas, at the end of the garden and inside countless photo albums. But I still can’t find it. Christmas is keeping a very low profile.
It’s not that I haven’t entered into the festive spirit. I’ve been belting out Christmas tunes with the best of them. I’ve hung mistletoe and put up a tree and even spent two hours one evening sticking cloves into oranges.
But still, Christmas is nowhere to be seen. Continue reading »
12 Monday Dec 2011
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I’m over at Circus Queen today, discussing the reason for the huge bags that currently adorn my under-eye area.
Here’s a little snippet…
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My daughter has started dreaming. I know this fact with unwavering certainty because I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in more than a week. Continue reading »
11 Sunday Dec 2011
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10 Saturday Dec 2011
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I know this is against all the rules of animal ownership. Having recently covered a story on huge demand for places at a nearby animal shelter, I’m aware people can be fickle when it comes to new pets at this time of year.
But I’m going to do it anyway. I’m giving my daughter a pet for Christmas. Continue reading »
09 Friday Dec 2011
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It’s been on my mind for a while now, this whole nudist thing. I mean, do we really need clothes? Really?
Ever since becoming a mum I’ve been veering more and more towards the No Clothes Camp. First of all, my favourite jeans refused to stretch with my newly wobbly belly. Then my tops refused to shrink with my newly shrivelled mammary glands. Then Every. Single. Pair of socks I owned got up and did a disappearing act.
So I’ve been spending my days since June 2010 dressed in a mixture of clothes borrowed from my sister and my husband, with the odd Primarni purchase thrown in for good measure. And no socks. Continue reading »
08 Thursday Dec 2011
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And here’s why: Continue reading »