I don’t write often enough, and I certainly don’t write enough about things that matter. Today, I’m thinking about my work. And specifically my workload. I teach. I’m contracted for 13.5 hours over 2.5 days. And yet my children attend […]
The One at the End of Lent
Happy Easter! 40 days & nights without Facebook completed. And oh, the nights…. feeding a baby at 3am without social media is so lonely! Other than that, I haven’t missed much ( if you exclude 2 babies, a shop closure […]
The One from Mid-Lent
Mothering Sunday marks mid-Lent. Which means I’m halfway through my Facebook fast. How has it been? I haven’t missed the scrolling through pages of posts I’m not bothered about reading. I have missed seeing pictures of my nephew and niece, […]
The One Without Facebook
I’ve given up Facebook for Lent. I’m still using Twitter, Messenger and WordPress, and I may briefly check Facebook notifications on Sundays if I have time (mostly for event and selling post notifications) This is my experience. I’ll update as […]
The One Where I’m Outnumbered (part 2)
I shared week 1 of being outnumbered here. Below is week 2. Day 8 – at the risk of sounding like a broken record (haha! A new descriptor is needed – WTF isa record!?!!) we had another bad night’s sleep […]
The One Where I’m Outnumbered Part 1)
MissE and MrA’s Daddy travels for work. Usually only short trips away, but a few times a year he’s away for a week or two. Today saw the start of what has become his annual January trip across The Pond. […]
The One With 101 More Things!
MissE’s arrival had led to lots of “when the kids are …. years old, we must do ….” conversations. Which has led me to re-visit my original 101 things list, and decide to write a second list to focus on. […]
The One With December Photos (part 3)
Day 25 – morning Day 26 – family Day 27 – weather Day 28 – relaxation Day 29 – sparkle Day 30 – self portrait Day 31 – party
The One With December Photos (part 2)
Day 14 – Shopping Day 15 – Game Day Day 16 – Baking Day 17 – Green Day 18 – Winter Wonderland Day 19 – Boots Day 20 – Night Day 21 – Grateful Day 22 – Christmas Tree Day […]
The One at the End of a Difficult Year
I’m not sure if I will actually hit the publish button on this post or not. 2016 has been a really varied year, not just globally, but personally too. It’s had its high points (MissE’s birth, an amazing holiday to […]