Dear school (teachers and staff), I’m sorry I didn’t pay attention to our last days together. I had no idea that my 16 years as a mum at our local primary would end like this, none of us did. One minute you were part of life’s fingerprint, the next it was over. Secondary too, but […]
Self-isolation: Day three, things I learned
Self isolation: Day one, things I’ve learned
It’s funny how the significant moments happen without fanfare, rather than to the big hulloo you think they deserve. Working from home this lunchtime when Boy Two came in from school looking clammy and pale. He flopped onto the spare bed and said: “Urgh.” He was shivery and warm, achy, coughing and tired. Oh, shit. […]
Review : Childcare – the easy way to find local childcare
Finding childcare is troublesome, isn’t it? The first time childcare crossed my mind was around 20 years ago when I realised that I had both a tiny baby and the need to get a job to feed the aforementioned tiny baby. At that time, my best money earning option was in back-shift newspaper production. There […]
