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There’s no Pexit for Parenting

This week has been trying. It’s been a week filled with the rhetoric of quasi political debate, lots of it based largely on a combination of tabloid fear-mongering, a mash-up of Internet memes and something vaguely intelligent that some bloke

Paula's Blog June 23, 2016March 2, 2018 All, Musings, Parenting No Comments Read more

Trust

On motherhood, middle-age and stuff…

Paula's Blog January 8, 2016March 2, 2018 All, Poetry, Poetry & Prose No Comments Read more

Three things about Barcelona

How did I get to this age without ever visiting Barcelona? That was my prevailing thought during our three-day stay. I love Barcelona; properly love it in the way you love a thing that you know immediately to be flawed

Paula's Blog December 11, 2015March 2, 2018 All, Observations, Travelling No Comments Read more

A love letter

Dear Teacher, You know that moment at parents’ evening when you look up from your register and clock me sitting, waiting, trying to peer around the pushy parents stood directly in front of me who are determined to see you

Paula's Blog October 27, 2015March 2, 2018 children, Poetry & Prose, school No Comments Read more

How to get the kids out of the door in the morning…

Three kids; one shower (well two, but only one that anyone seems to find acceptable to use in the morning), and a complex fusion of personalities – at least two of whom are most definitely NOT morning people (I’m one

Paula's Blog July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 children, school No Comments Read more

Project Flop

*** UPDATE – See bottom of post for Flop MkII – my second attempt turned out much better than the first! *** For those of you who may not know, I’m the ‘voice’ behind the twitter feed for the wonderful,

Paula's Blog November 18, 2014January 27, 2015 Bing 3 Comments Read more

Connectivity

I really must start to do this more often. If nothing else to save myself the 15 minutes resetting my password every time I try and log in. Earlier this week I felt inspired to write, even had one of

Paula's Blog August 16, 2014March 2, 2018 Musings, Observations 2 Comments Read more

Mummy, what’s your hobby?

Last night, as I sat covered with children on the sofa, one of them asked what my hobby is. And I realised that I don’t have one. And that bothered me. One of them piped up: “Reading mummy, that’s your

Paula's Blog July 21, 2014July 21, 2014 Blogging 4 Comments Read more

Revolution – is it just me?

Every now and again a programme comes along that sweeps the nation up on its zeitgeisty wave, setting twitter alight and giving us all something to pretend to do on a Friday night. On paper this is what you’d expect

Paula's Blog April 13, 2013August 14, 2015 TV 6 Comments Read more

Happy / Hapus

We have a new daily ritual. It involves following @TiFiaCyw on twitter and attempting to learn three Welsh words every day. This week produced a particularly appealing word:      

Paula's Blog April 11, 2013April 11, 2013 friends No Comments Read more
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