Perfect Parenting Information
Any minute now, the phone is going to ring and the person on the other end of the line is going to tell me that I may have been mis-sold PPI – Perfect Parenting Information.…
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Understanding Thyroid Antibodies
If I am being completely honest with myself, I had not been feeling quite right, for quite some time. I blamed being a working mum for my tiredness. I blamed tiredness for my brain fog. …
An Early Riser
I have been pushed out of my own bed. Well, not pushed exactly – there was no actual physical force used. Although, as soon as a little person crawls into the bed beside you, you…
ChChCh… Changes
One of the things I have noticed about getting older, is how much my tolerance levels have changed towards food, drink and sleep. It amazes me what I used to put my body through and…
A Good Morning
The Greek God(zilla)’s alarm goes off at 6am every morning. He snoozes for 30-minutes while I respond firstly to Zachy’s call of nature and then to my own. By 6.30am, we are all up. The…
A Sleepover
For Zachy, the most exciting part of our trip to visit The Godfather and MummyMummy in Bristol last weekend, was his first proper sleepover with their twin 8-year old boys. By first proper sleepover, I mean it was…
A Gentleman Caller in the Dark of Night
There was a loud knock on the door at 2am this morning. When I looked out of my bedroom window, I saw a man who I did not know, standing by our front gate and…
Wake-up Call
It was around 5am this morning when I first heard my name being called. At first it was just a gentle whimper but the longer I ignored it, the more insistent the voice became until finally…
When life gives you lemons, ask for some salt and tequila
The last few weeks have been a bit up and down. It is probably fair to say that they have been a bit shit. Ironically, the lack of which is what is causing us the most…
