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And then she pokes him in the eye….

I love books, love the whole process of falling into a book, have lots countless nights when I couldn’t bear to sleep before I’d finished a book and like nothing more than to lose myself in someone else’s world. I’m

Paula October 12, 2010 Awards, Business Development, Observations 12 Comments Read more

Tired

Today I am tired.  To my deepest core, tired.  Even raising a smile feels like an effort and all I really want to do is curl up like a toddler and hope that someone airlifts me to my bed. 

Paula October 7, 2010 Charity, Observations 10 Comments Read more

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

Not In My Back Yard…

Nimbyism is a great thing isn’t it? Here in dear old middle England we positively excel at it: “We’re drowning in rubbish, we need a new landfill site…” “WHAT?! Not in my back yard…!!” “There’s a housing crisis, we’re looking

Paula September 2, 2010November 18, 2014 Observations, Peabee72, photography, Politics, The Gallery 24 Comments Read more

Ears burning? That’ll be the head lice….

*Update*  It’s now 2018 and this is still one of my most well-read posts. That being the case, the older and wiser me is going to share some wisdom. Ditch the lotion and get yourself a long and close-toothed metal

Paula August 30, 2010April 6, 2018 health, Observations 50 Comments Read more

Fishy Pie

I’ve been away for a week, on the rather gorgeous and pretty remote Isle of Raasay (Western Isles, Scotland for any geographobes out there).  Obviously I’ve returned with a camera full of images and a head full of thoughts but

Paula August 29, 2010 children, Days Out, family, Jokes, Observations 9 Comments Read more

I never did learn to….

More years ago than I care to remember I was seized by the impulse to buy a pair of roller boots.  Inline skates were just emerging as the new big thing, but I wasn’t impressed – I wanted something more

Paula August 16, 2010 Observations, Travelling, Writing 25 Comments Read more

Pareto and other loosely held economic beliefs….

Ok, so bear with me here.  My A level economics result was lamentable at best, but I did take the odd thing from it.  I was always drawn to Pareto’s principle – that roughly 80% of effects come from 20%

Paula August 11, 2010 children, family, Observations, Peabee72 19 Comments Read more

Cybernutters….?

So here we have it, the obligatory Cybermummy post.  For anyone bored to tears with the whole thing, please feel free to move on – I’m not armed with google analytics – I have no way of monitoring your activity

Paula July 5, 2010April 29, 2012 Days Out, Observations 51 Comments Read more

What kind of a parent are you?!

Do have a parenting ‘style’? Does everything have to follow the same regimented rule book or did you throw away the handbooks within the first week and adopt a libertarian attitude? Maybe you’re a new parent, wondering which box to

Paula June 30, 2010May 4, 2012 children, family, Observations, Peabee72 67 Comments Read more
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