Time is a trickster. It is flying and standing still, all at once. I know - Christmas is always busy. But this year it had been driving my mind bezerk. And I obviously had all the signs of it too. I mean, you know you're a hot mess when the person working the till at … Continue reading Time-Swallowing Toddlers
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We Can’t Keep Promising Puppies
Ah they'd make you laugh sometimes would't they? More times they'd make you want to throw yourself out of a moving car. It had been a bit of a turbulent journey, with all three acting up at various points over the first five kilometres. Of a 100 kilometre journey. Truthfully, I was on the cusp … Continue reading We Can’t Keep Promising Puppies
The Icing On The… Barm Brack
Halloween is one of those events that, for me, definitely has a 'then and now' aspect to it. Then Halloween was Barm Brack. Literally. Just barm brack and nothing else. Well maybe a few fun games in school and monkey nuts... but what with all the allergies doing the rounds now (scarier than anything Halloween … Continue reading The Icing On The… Barm Brack
Dogs Make A Special Impression
Our dog Rocco died. When I say our dog, I mean Alan's dog. Because a dog only truly ever has one master. I met Rocco the first time I met Alan, when he bounded out of the house to meet me. He gave me the impression he approved of me. But then, Rocco was the … Continue reading Dogs Make A Special Impression
We Should All Be Feminists
I was driving into my local town recently, minding my own bee's wax. Chilling out, maxing, relaxing after (play)school (drop-off). You know the way. Anyhoo, I passed a 'Men At Work' sign and it sparked immediate outrage. I mean immediate. Outrage that an extremely sexist road sign was here, on my turf, being offensive to … Continue reading We Should All Be Feminists
The Dignity of Work
Is there anyone more important than the one who serves you a hot coffee, with a smile and one of those divine teeny-tiny buttery biscuits on the side? Or the clued-in shop assistant who jumps on the free till because they can see you're weighed down and weighing up the merits of continuing to wait. … Continue reading The Dignity of Work
Wheels Of Industry, Take Five
We're two weeks in with our new addition. A party of five negotiating new family dynamics and car seat arrangements. It's busy, it's messy, it's all-consuming. It's the fantastic time that is your new-life with a new-born. And so far so good-er than the first two times around. Yes, our parenting CVs read a lot … Continue reading Wheels Of Industry, Take Five
On The Brink Of Maternity Non-Leave
Well, this one won't be a July baby, that's now been settled. I'm officially overdue. Just two days, but that's more than I've gone before with one early-arrival and a bang-on-timer. Just sitting, waiting. Well, apart from the eight times I just climbed the stairs to ever so gently threaten the small girl with banishment to … Continue reading On The Brink Of Maternity Non-Leave
Not Built For The Heat
I'm sorry. Excuse me? Did someone order a heat wave? Cos I sure didn't. But I now find myself trapped in the body of a heavily pregnant lady literally cooking from the inside out. And back in again. A nurse whose expertise is in dermatology was on the radio yesterday talking about sun safety - … Continue reading Not Built For The Heat
I’m Voting Yes
Are you familiar with that conversation where you discuss what mega star / demigod you might invite along to a dinner party? You know, Muhammad Ali, Mahatma Gandhi and Oprah all back to mine for vol au vents and spag bol? (Nightmare). Well, it was had amongst a small gang of us out to dinner … Continue reading I’m Voting Yes
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