To bath but not to Bath

Today we should have been in Bath.
We should have been in Bath with my friend Zerilda.
We should have been in Bath with my friend Zerilda and her two kids, kids that my two kids adore, and that I kind of love too.
Bugger bugger bugger.
Instead, I plan to be in the bath with a glass of [...]

Crabs

There was a crab in my house last night.
On awkwardly bent legs it sidled gingerly across my room then lay for a moment on the landing breathing away the dizzying pain that almost overcame it.   I think someone may have pulled a couple of its limbs of at it seems to only have four, [...]

Stuff I didn’t know I’d Learn as a Single Mum

My back is still pretty bad, in fact my sister in law had to take the morning off work and take the girls to school as I was meant to be taking her oldest with mine, and keeping 2 year old baby J till lunch time.  It’s so annoying as I have no idea where [...]

The Princess and the Poor Poor

You don’t have to bow.
No really.
And I won’t expect you to call me ‘Maam’, or ‘Your Majesty’, in fact I may not even take on the title of ‘Princess’ though Misses E and M may have something to say about that.
And if any of you curtsey, or do that thing where your head has to [...]

Please Read This

Tonight’s post was going to be about the brilliant night I had last night with some mates and how I ended up sharing a lovely man’s bed (Not with him Mum, don’t worry), but something more important came up.
My mate Dan posted this.  And rather than just redirecting you there I wanted to post it [...]

Oooarghhh Me Heartys

Gluteus Maxemus

My bottom hurts.
Blumming Fitball.

Mean Mummy

She sits wrapped in cuddles, blanketed in love, drinking her milk and holding tight.
Her face is tight and tense, her eyes wide and staring, a caricature of  vulnerability and ‘babyness’.
Why is it that she can fall asleep in my arms at a family wedding, rocked and comforted and cherished, yet just weeks later she is [...]

Poor Daddy

Thanks so much for all your support everybody.  I’m very tired but otherwise feeling a lot better than I have done.  And I think once the new dose of meds kicks in I’ll feel better again.
Misses E and M are both doing well at school although there were a few tears from M this morning [...]

Girl Stuff – Boys Can Read But I Take No Responsibility For Any Untoward Reactions

I am having a hormone crisis.
Sounds charming doesn’t it?  But it’s actually pretty vile and I feel like a raving loony.
It began 2 weeks ago with my body deciding ‘hey, why menstruate once a month when you can do it twice?’
Then we got the extreme exhaustion, sore head and scary dreams, culminating in no sleep, [...]