YOUR CHILD MUST BE POTTY TRAINED AND ABLE TO USE A TOILET BEFORE STARTING SCHOOL. This message, which came across as loud and in caps, puts the fear of failure into me as my children started reception. They were toilet trained, but I was terrified of an accident. Now they are in high school, I’mContinue reading “From potty training to toilet trials”
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Wave your magic steam wand
So I asked the parent community for its thoughts on the ironing. Here’s what came back and my response in italics; Hang up the clothes straight out of dryer, do not squeeze them into a wardrobe. So straight out the dryer requires me to coordinate the dryer with my availability and my hangers’ availability. It’sContinue reading “Wave your magic steam wand”
Camping Failures
There is no such thing as a comfy air bed, camp bed or futon mattress. Inside the tent will get dusty, muddy, sandy, grassy or all of these. And this dirt will find its way into sleeping bags, rucksacks, food boxes and coating toothbrushes. While I mention sleeping bags, they are either too hot, tooContinue reading “Camping Failures”
Camping Triumphs
I am sitting, typing, on a stool outside our tent enjoying the very best thing about camping; the first sip of tea in the morning, in the fresh air. Indeed, it is the only good thing about camping, because everything up to this point and everything after, is rubbish. Up until that first sip ofContinue reading “Camping Triumphs”
Attendance
Friday school pick up is never straight forward. This week three girls came running out of school. Sam was waving a piece of paper at me, “Mummy, my class won the attendance cup and we are going to the movies on Monday! That’s our prize – a trip to the movies!” Emily is also wavingContinue reading “Attendance”
Headteacher Job Description
Walking home from school today, Anna told me about her new class teacher for next year. She is this, she is that, she is everything, she is better than anyone. I, of course, was not listening to the detail. Instead I was fretting about what to do with the kids when we got home soContinue reading “Headteacher Job Description”
Morning triumph
I get up at 3.45am to do some work before the rest of the house wakes up. The early bird catches the worm. I tick so many things off my ‘to do’ list before 6.10am when my first riser comes downstairs. A triumph. I feel great. I have already made a significant dent in today’sContinue reading “Morning triumph”
Nit in Denial
See what I did there? My witty pun. Although there is nothing witty about nits. They are disgusting. I see Anna itching her head. I read the first What’s App message from the honest mum who confesses she has found lice in her child’s hair and is really so sorry if they’ve been passed on.Continue reading “Nit in Denial”
The plan
I was reminded today of something said to me just before my c-section, which was two days ahead of the plan. I won’t trouble you with what happened to me today, suffice it to say it was all about the plan, and the change(s) in the plan. And who was driving the change(s). Let meContinue reading “The plan”
Random red lights
We are stuck in traffic. Sam is sittings next to me in the passenger seat. Sam, who is so sweet and gets endless playdate requests, sighs. “Oh my god…ness,” she says, quickly correcting herself to avoid swearing. “What are these random red lights? Toot your horn, mummy!” She leans right across, reaching for the hornContinue reading “Random red lights”
