Jo Beaufoix | Archive

Thanks

20. September 2008

Thanks so much for yesterday everybody, it really helped. I will reply to all your comments individually when I’m a bit less of an emotional wreck. I’ve decided a lot of it is hormonal and I’m heading to the docs next week. In the meantime I’m just chillin’ with ma’ homies (I [...]

Bu**er, and the missing letters aren’t ‘t’s

19. September 2008

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I’m going to have to admit it. I’m struggling. Having battled depression for a while now I can feel it’s heavy presence making itself known once again and I am tired. I suppose a week of sickness hasn’t helped in that I am physically exhausted, but it is not until this moment [...]

Oh My Bob

18. September 2008

8 Comments

Yes, Miss M has one day back at school and comes home with the trots. Right now I’m trying to figure out whether to keep her up with us or stick a nappy on and put her to bed, but she just panics if you take her off the potty. Please send happy thoughts, reiki [...]

Nightmare

17. September 2008

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I’m tucking Miss M into bed. Stories have been read, lullabies sung and even Chelsea the chavtastic turtle has been bestowed with a goodnight kiss.
Suddenly Miss M sits up. It is one of those stiff jerky manoeuvres, the kind normally seen in old horror films, straight backed, arms forward, body a right angle. [...]

When I was 23…

16. September 2008

9 Comments

The fabulous 21st Century Mummy aka Mrs Almost Average, creator (and soon to be published author) of The Rubbish Diet has tagged me for a mini interview type meme thingy.
Having had a poorly 3 and 8 year old off school today on the one day I had the car (oh the plans I had), I [...]

Pleasure or pain?

15. September 2008

23 Comments

Hooray, the lergy has left the building. We’re all a bit tired but feeling much better so ta everybody and hope you feel better too babe.
Now I have a tale for you. A sobering saga of torture, woe and extreme motion sickness.
Imagine…
You’re minding your own business. You’ve had a light [...]

Moan, moan, whinge, whinge

14. September 2008

18 Comments

Is it me, or do the days when you, your spouse and your kids are feeling a bit green about the gills, slightly under the weather, or just blumming well sick, do these days feel like the longest days ever?
I feel like I have been up for a year. We have the aches, the [...]

Sometimes nothing else will do

13. September 2008

14 Comments

We are sick.
Back soon.

If all else fails get Mum

12. September 2008

10 Comments

Miss E is growing into a fantastic big sister for Miss M. I’ve noticed it more and more over the 6 week holidays as her and Miss M have spent more time together. She is patient, gentle, sets things at a pace suitable for M and explains things to her in a really [...]

9/11 and a Christmas list

11. September 2008

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Firstly I just wanted to give a little heads up to everyone affected by 9/11. Whatever race, colour, creed or nationality, so many people across the globe had their lives changed that day. I was one of them, in that I think I grew up a little. I was 26 years old, [...]