Kids, don’t you just love them? They ignore you when you are in their presence, yet the moment you want or need to do something for yourself, their life stops and they simply cannot go on without you. I’m going it alone this weekend as Mr. S is on-call in London until Monday. He has […]
My Thoughts
Just forget about the camera, and enjoy the moment
Earlier this week, I was in my car whilst stopped in traffic and to the left of me there was a cafe. As I peered in through the window, I could see a little boy in the shop with his mum. She was doing what we all do, attempting to take a photo of him […]
So what if I’m a young mummy?
I am writing this post retrospectively, but it is something that I really wanted to write about as it affected me for many years following the birth of my boy. When my boy was born, I had just turned 23. I’d had a horrible pregnancy and birth, but I was over the moon about becoming […]
What’s In A Postcode, After All?
I love where we live. I really, really do. It is a beautiful market town in the Home Counties, close enough for Mr. S to be able to commute into London each day, and far enough outside of London to be able to breathe in the fresh air from the countryside. My boy and my […]
School Days Are On The Horizon
I have just submitted my girls nursery application and I’m feeling emotional. I cannot believe that the tiny 6lbs baby girl that I brought into the world just 3 years ago is going to be starting nursery. She will be wearing a little school uniform, and smart shoes and sitting cross-legged in assembly just like […]
Is This My Chance To Shine?
“Come on, you must have some kind of idea!” I was in my final year at secondary school and I can recall speaking to a miserable and stern career officer (great career choice, right there!) who came in to talk to us about what we wanted to aim for in the future and how we […]