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And the award for most over-expectant parent goes to….

I wish I’d written down all of the things I swore I’d never do.  It would be hysterical to look back on it now and muse on how high my expectations were. I’d like to interview my former self and

Paula October 2, 2010 Awards, Charity, home, Observations, Parenting 39 Comments Read more

It’s a Spring Onion, not an AK47….

Those were the exact words that flashed through my mind this weekend when my darling OH, who having offered to make me a sandwich, declared that he didn’t know what to do with a spring onion.  Now before any of

Paula April 27, 2010September 29, 2012 family, home, motivation, Observations, Peabee72 12 Comments Read more

Happiness is….

3 very cheap water sprays from Tesco, and Hipstamatic on the iPhone….

Paula April 25, 2010 family, home, love, Peabee72 23 Comments Read more

Mojo? What Mojo?

There’s always talk in Twittertown and such of blogging (and general) mojo loss.  Our dedication:inspiration ratio seems to be in a constant state of flux, with real life often getting in the way of much needed writing time 😉

Paula April 10, 2010 family, home, Observations 10 Comments Read more

Dear Mrs Headmistress*

I hope you are well and enjoying your Easter break with your, no doubt, very well behaved children, who eat and sleep on command.  Please don’t consider the following a complaint of any kind, I have no wish to jeopardise

Paula April 7, 2010 children, home 13 Comments Read more

Postcard from Utopia

Cooo-ee! Yes, over here. No, not there, a bit to the left…that’s it!  See me now? *waves* I’m sat here in my little Rapunzel-esque tower and there’s no way I’m throwing down my hair, or anything else for that matter,

Paula March 27, 2010 home, Observations 21 Comments Read more

Pushy? Me?

A little earlier today the Boy Wonder was dropped off after his hockey tournament.  He came running up with a massive grin, eager to show me his medal.  His dad had stayed for the first half of the morning and

Paula March 14, 2010 children, family, home, love, Mother's Day, Observations 14 Comments Read more

Escape to the Mother-ship

This could so easily have been a ranty post: This was the week that the twin apostles of anti-feminism, Jones & Moir, appeared fixated on destroying my mojo with their hatred of ‘the normal woman’. Their Eurovision style bid to

Paula March 7, 2010April 29, 2012 children, home, sleep 20 Comments Read more

Playing with Knives- the Squeakquel…

Thanks to all of you who shared your thoughts on the original penknife dilemma, I really appreciated all of your opinions and it helped a lot when we sat down and made ‘the decision’…… *drum roll*…..

Paula March 3, 2010May 4, 2012 children, friends, home 6 Comments Read more

Can I PLEASE just have two minutes?

I’ve come to the conclusion that every future blog post I write will have to be completed in two minutes flat because that’s about all the time I EVER get without a “Mummmmmeeeeeeeee” interrupting or a phone ringing or a

Paula March 2, 2010 books, children, home 24 Comments Read more
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