General update - end of week 3... 1 Feb 2010 | 05:27 am

Well, one thing I've realised this week is I am only able to focus on one thing at a time on top of my general child care duties. This week I had an assessment for starting the training course to be ...

More conversations with C 1 Feb 2010 | 05:10 am

As her vocabulary improves, our conversations seem to be getting more and more surreal. We lay in bed last night and I was stroking her head as she fell asleep. It must've sparked memories of our late...

Moral dilemma... 27 Jan 2010 | 04:45 pm

You may or may not know that at the beginning of this year, I decided to order all my 'brand' goods from tesco online, and then do my top up shopping from Waitrose. Seems a bit silly to spend extra on...

Untitled 22 Jan 2010 | 05:17 am

Birthday and Leaving party 21 Jan 2010 | 03:44 am

Today our friends are having a party before they go to Hong Kong. It's also their daughter, L's 3rd birthday party. Here's C all ready to go... (just noticed I really need to pull out the TV cabinet ...

Shit Magnets 20 Jan 2010 | 01:34 am

Well, so far today, I have sorted out our no.1 shit magnet - which is the dining table. In theory I sort this out every day before dinner, but in practise, I move the piles of shit onto the toy box in...

Week 2 photo 18 Jan 2010 | 02:41 pm

Housework and House admin - My reasons for change 18 Jan 2010 | 02:28 pm

1. To enjoy my living space 2. So the flat will sell easily and for a good price. 3. So viewings will be stressfree instead of a mad rush to get the flat looking OK 4. To be able to find things eas...

Week 2 - bit of an update 18 Jan 2010 | 02:22 pm

Today, I've really focused on getting some head space by doing jobs I've been meaning to do for ages - I've got quite into it now and made a list of 42 things I've been meaning to do around the flat o...

Amusing 3 year old comments of the week 15 Jan 2010 | 04:34 am

1. "It's hard to do arabesque when you're wearing skinny jeans, Mummy." 2. Shooting into the loo in Sainsburys she locked the door behind her before I had a chance to get in. As I was admonishing her,...