When was the last time you read a book..? As in, a book, an actual book book, one that’s written and meant for grown-ups? And not a board book or fabric one or one with a cartoon character on it or in it or one that’s not 99% illustrations or the first in a series…
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On not getting anything done when you have small children
Read moreIs it possible to get anything done when you have small children? If so, how? I wrote a post about getting nothing done when you have a newborn right back when I had a newborn and I think of this often nearly two years on. Mainly because *whispers* I’m not entirely sure anything has changed.
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Don’t call me baby
Read moreHow long can you call your youngest child – who might well be somewhere in the region of, say, around 23-and-a-bit months – a baby? Asking for a ‘friend’ who had a conversation recently while out for lunch that went something like this:
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Spy Kids: The Secrets of the School Day
Read moreHow difficult is it to find out about your child’s day at school? No seriously, *how* difficult is it?
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The inevitable third baby question
Read moreOh, the third baby question. Life as an adult seems to consist of inevitable question after slightly irritating and nosy inevitable question, doesn’t it?
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Starting primary school; six things that completely surprised me
Read moreIs your child just starting primary school? How’s it going? It’s been a roller coaster over here. All the emotions, all at once; tears, frenzied anticipation, panic, joy, more tears – and obviously that was just from me.