• Parenting

    Morning has broken (me)

    Our house thrives on the morning routine, we have one, it works. Every day we wake up (always a good start) Rory has a shower then disappears downstairs with the children. I run a bath for the children then have…

  • Parenting

    Bedtime Nightmares

    I pick Aoife up from school every day at 3.15pm without fail. I’ve never forgotten her and I’ve never been late -though Aoife argues that the day I was stood at the wrong side of the gate I was late…

  • Parenting

    Happy Monday

    Seth *turns off DVD. Cries* Me *turns DVD back on* Aoife *closes Mathletics tab on laptop* Me *logs her back in*

  • Parenting

    I’m a Parent but I feel like a Child

    I’ve bought a house and sold a house. I’ve been married and been divorced but the most grown up thing I’ve done by far is have babies. Why is it then that I’ve spent much of the time since then…

  • Life

    Things I miss from the BC years

    There are the obvious things I miss from the BC (before children) years but I can live without Sleep Silence Not sharing my food Peeing without an audience/running commentary Being on time. Then there are the things that I wish…

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    Parenting

    Fish Pie

    Aoife declared that fish pie was her absolute favourite Remember Mummy, I used to eat it all the time when I was a baby (She ate anything when she was a baby) and every day after school she asked for…