Last week I got a calendar notification that said ’10 years of Single Parent Pessimist’ and nearly fainted. How can a decade fly by like that?!
#ChooseToChallenge: International Women’s Day 2021
Read moreIt’s International Women’s Day today, which at times is controversial. Many times I’ve heard some men sarcastically ask when their day is (November, actually) but this day isn’t to make us seem above them.
Chunk’s First Week At Nursery…
Read moreWhat a week it has been! I now get this thing called ‘free time’ three mornings per week, and I still haven’t quite worked out how to just relax during that time (as you can see I’m writing this when I should just chill). Chunk started nursery last week, and it went incredibly well. We…
Sunshine = Smiles!
Read moreIsn’t it mad how a little bit of sunshine can completely change your mood and outlook? This week has been the first week of sunshine this year, and the first day it shone I, amongst everyone else in Sussex no doubt, spent most of it outside and in a very good mood. Just feeling that…
“I Lub You Mummy” – I’m So Proud!
Read moreIt always makes me feel so warm and fuzzy when my two year old nephew says “Love you Cwaire” (yes he thinks its a “w” at the moment) and I’ve been waiting for the day that Chunk says it… AND HE FINALLY HAS! Last night we were just cuddling on the sofa, winding down for…
Fancy Nominating Me?!
Read moreAmazingly I have been contacted on Twitter a few times this week by the famous MAD Blog Awards to inform me this blog and my pregnancy blog have been nominated for quite a few awards! So far I’ve been nominated for Most Innovative Blog MAD Blog of the Year Best New Blog Best MAD Blog…
The Tantrum From Hell…HELP!
Read moreI only worked a half-day today, and had spent a lovely morning with my son; – We went to a playgroup, saw Nanny and then I went to work. But whilst I was away somebody swapped my child for the spawn of Satan!
I survived the first week of work, and so did Chunk!
Read moreIt’s hard to believe that I have already completed my first week back at work, but I am glad I made it alive! On the first day I was greeted in the morning by Chunk having wet the entire bed, and amazingly I didn’t kick off due to needing to get to work on time.…
Rainy Day Hell…
Read moreI don’t know if it’s the same for everyone else, but cold, rainy days are my idea of a nightmare these days! My son seems to get cabin fever very quickly, and if he doesn’t get fresh air he becomes a smaller, more annoying version of Taz the Tasmanian Devil; Remember the scenes when Taz…