Yep, lockdown is still with us. It’s been 100+ days since I was last in my office. Oh my office, where I could sip hot tea – that someone ELSE has made for me; have client calls in peace, chit chat to colleagues; read complete articles in newspapers; go out for coffee and just generally…
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It takes a village..
Since Boy 1 started year 6 in September, he’s been walking to school with some friends. No adults. Just the four of them. Alone. None of them have mobile phones. I should be worried, right? His group of friends are great boys. Friendly and polite, but not in an “it’s always the quiet ones” kind…
Christmas traditionology. What do you do?
This week, I saw a tweet from someone questioning their partner’s plans for Christmas morning, with an air of shock, confusion and let’s be honest, disgust. This got me thinking, how many people really discuss their Christmas traditions with a partner? I mean actually discuss, rather than reminisce and how do you then decide which…
9 lessons from 9 years of parenting
Boy 1 has just entered his last year of single digits. I never really saw it as a ‘thing’ when I was younger, but it really has struck me just what a milestone turning 10 is and how much I have learned from my first few years of being a mother. Not just the cliched…
The week I stopped parenting…
Two weeks ago today, I was stood at Manchester airport departures waiting to board a flight for a weekend in Barcelona with friends. Yep, you read that correctly. I was going away with FRIENDS. No husband, no kids, just me, in the Spanish sun. Seriously, yay me!! But I didn’t make it. I ended up…
Hit the lights!
I’ve already mentioned we are making a few changes to Mumsomnia Towers. One thing the hubster was keen to sort out was the lighting in our hallway. I had never been too bothered about it as it didn’t scream offence. Admittedly the lights might be a bit old-school and given that they are at the…
A change is coming
So, we moved into the new Mumsomnia towers around 18months ago. Boy2 was small and portable. You can read my tips for moving with a newborn here. Now that we are settled we’ve decided to start making some changes to place. First on the list is the bathroom and cloakroom under the stairs. Bathroom is…
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