Oh, the shame, the shame: for the first time ever I’m having to postpone my life update and not do it on exactly the right day. (Third…
A fleeting break from tradition with this life update because I’m going to be talking mostly about me. My favourite subject. (Joke: I hate talking…
I always have such good intentions for this monthly life update post (in fact even writing the first part of this sentence seems very deja…
This could be interesting; I’ve given myself forty-five minutes to write my monthly life update and I’m writing it, perhaps unwisely, from bed. Because it’s…
Here’s Angelica waiting patiently for her nails to dry (kids’ polish) whilst watching Teletubbies on the iPad. My heart can’t take it, she’s so tiny,…
Ted is two today, which means that I must have entered some sort of space-time vortex since giving birth to him because I can genuinely…
Happy New Year everyone! I wasn’t supposed to be back at work until at least the 7th January (preferably the 14th) but then I remembered…
Angelica: started pre-school in September and has aged by around eight years in just three months. I’ve never seen anything like it. I dropped her…
“Captain’s log. Stardate 031118. I have been lost in cyberspace for over four hours and rescue seems unlikely. The wall lights I’ve been trying to…
I’m having one of those evenings when I feel as though I’m most definitely losing at the whole parenthood game. The tedious bedtime battles continue…
If you’ve ever wondered how hardy kids’ clothing is, then let me tell you that it does not withstand being repeatedly sandpapered. A couple of…
This month has been dominated, both emotionally and practically, by the arrival of Angelica’s Big Girl Bed. It has taken up a lot of time,…
