Ages and ages ago, far back in the swirly mists of time, I wrote a post called late to the party about the things everyone has loved for ages that I’d only just started to like. Now Christmas is a time of traditions and is made up of doing the same lovely things over and over every…
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How do I love tea? The joys of the morning routine
How do I love tea? Let me count the ways… Puns aside, I really really love tea and it’s an integral part of my hectic morning routine. One of my enduring childhood memories is of my dad bringing my mum the morning gift of tea to wake her up. Every morning. What an absolute hero!
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Powerful women? We need to look to the future…
The Radio 4 Women’s Hour Power list was published today to mark the 70th anniversary of the show. It’s a list of seven women who have had the greatest impact on our world over the past 70 years. Coming in at number one is Margaret Thatcher, presumably, hopefully, for the power of her impact, not the dreadful…
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How not to lose your child’s favourite toy, or the tale of Rainbow Dash and the Comedy of Errors
They say those who don’t learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them and WE LOST ONE OF MY CHILDREN’S FAVOURITE TOYS. AGAIN. And I have no idea how it happened.
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Post-Natal Depletion; New Mums, Do You Have It? Here’s How To Tell
Have You Heard About Post-Natal Depletion? Here’s What It Is And How To Tell If You Have It If You’ve Had A Baby Recently, You Might Have Post-Natal Depletion. But What Is It? You’ve probably not heard of post-natal depletion before, but the symptoms might be really familiar if you’ve had a baby recently. Or…
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How party season changes when you’re a parent
It’s Christmas party season! I know this because a) it’s December this week so of course it’s Christmas party season b) All the women’s magazines in the shop are telling me to ‘get the party season look’ while I saunter past in my mum parka on the hunt for CBeebies mag and c) All the…
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15 fascinating* facts I’ve learned from YouTube about life, love and egg opening videos**
*Fascinating / terrifying things I’ve learned from YouTube… ** Not strictly true.