Mutton dressed as lamb..?
I had my son when I was just twenty-one which sounds so young these days but at the time, it really didn’t feel like it. I was climbing high on the career ladder, had been in a relationship with my...
View ArticleThe one where I am incredibly proud
My teenage daughter had her Winter Wonderland concert at school last week and it was amazing. Seriously amazing. This isn’t me doing the whole gushing proud parent thing (although I clearly am a...
View ArticleWhat I Wore Wednesday
It’s Wednesday.. ..so it’s what I wore Geometric print tunic – Boden, black leggings – Topshop, classic short chestnut boots – Ugg, watch – Michael Kors This is one of my favourite...
View ArticleThe one with a long long way to go
My youngest daughter was a late talker and by the age of two, she could barely say a word. We always thought that one day it would just click but as she approached her fourth birthday although she was...
View ArticleThe one where I will never be this young again
It’s my birthday tomorrow and I have to confess that I’m not very big on birthdays. Other peoples birthdays I love. Mine? Not so much. But actually Timehop threw up an old blog post from five years ago...
View ArticleThe one that wasn’t meant to be
I applied for a job last month and I don’t think I realised just how much I wanted it until I didn’t get it. Typical, huh? I wasn’t even looking for a job I just stumbled across an opportunity quite by...
View ArticleThe one with the wrinkles (and not giving a fig)
The older I get, the longer it takes for my face to wake up on a morning. Some days it doesn’t feel like it wakes up at all. And I’m beginning to think that actually, ignoring the fact that I now have...
View ArticleHello Summer!
For a while there, I didn’t think that this day would ever come. But we’ve made it. To the end of the longest school term ever and today is the first day of seven long weeks of summer. My teenagers...
View ArticleThat was the term that was
It feels like one of those ‘big’ school years this year though. My youngest is seven now, in juniors and absolutely loving it! I am so proud of how she has thrown herself into junior school life. It is...
View ArticleThe one with the job interview
So last week I did something really rather brave. Well, really rather brave for me anyway. After eleven years at home since giving up work to be at home with my children, I applied for a job. As in a...
View Article