I always said that N was easy with clothes. He’s never wanted to choose his own clothes when we’re out shopping. Usually I just buy things I like and I think he’ll wear, and usually there’s no moaning about the…
Hands up. I admit it. I have guilty pleasures. Some of which are secret guilty habits. And truthfully, some of them I don’t feel guilty about at all. Some might call them vices, and I guess if you think of…
People seem to feel very strongly one way or the other about telling off other people’s children. From what I’ve seen, it’s often from parents who’re incensed that someone has told off their child in front of them, or that…
When I was still against having children, I remember a good friend saying to me that she felt having her children really changed her. She felt she was less selfish than previously which I was surprised about because she was…
The temperature’s due to drop here this evening, and being out in the countryside we do tend to see some of the colder temperatures in our region. We’re also just getting the advent calendar ready so that means we’re out…
N may only be 5, but he likes watching the news. Not the children’s news, Newsround. But, proper news programmes. Usually the BBC because that’s what the OH watches when he’s back in the evenings. And occasionally our local news…
Before N started school I was pretty much against homework at primary school. I didn’t recall doing any during my primary years, and really didn’t feel like I did much at secondary either despite being a bit of a swot….
When I was a child, I didn’t really see myself as growing up. And I don’t think there was a particular age I thought of as being grown up. Maybe on leaving university. Or getting married. Or having children. As I…
N is a really talkative child. I wonder where he gets that from? Clue…it’s not the OH. But to find out information or to have a decent chat he’s got to be in the mood or in the right situation,…
Best friends. They’re something that lots of us have. People who others wish to have. And they can change over time. I know I’ve had a few over the years, mostly through school years where friendships change seemingly every year….
Keats called it the ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’. The autumn season has 2 start dates – 1st September and after the Autumn Equinox near the end of the month. Autumn is pretty spectacular and has plenty of reasons…
