You’d think that I’d know better than to wear a white jacket to work, and leave it on when I’m collecting the kids. I do. I usually take it off and leave it in the car. You’d think that I’d know better than to bring the three kids to…
Some days there’s no work or school so we have our day all together. Some days we go to the beach and make castles and splash. Some days we walk in the woods and collect sticks. Some days we go to the park and swing and slide. Some days…
As an expectant parent there are things you’re ready for. You’ve the shopping done (I hope you used my list of things to get ). You’ve the freezer full, the nappies bought, the muslin clothes at the ready. You’ll have heard the anecdotes about sleeping when the baby sleeps, and heard…
It’s well documented that I drive to work. Occasionally, I have meetings first thing in the morning so I drive directly there and meet my work colleagues, who usually arrive by train or Luas. Then, the meeting ends and I obviously have to offer them a lift back to the…
There are days when she’s angelic. Then there are days when nothing is the way she decrees it should be, and she makes her annoyance known, loudly and clearly. “This dress”, “no, this boots”, “no, my clips” “I do” “‘nother coat” she said yesterday morning. We went for lunch, she…
The last few days a piece kept popping up in my timeline on social media. It’s the piece that shows a smiling couple and a baby in a casual shot. The headline is “Female company president: “I’m sorry to all the mothers I worked with”. (Here’s the LINK.) Its author…
Where’s the manual? Do all babies cry this much? Why didn’t anyone tell me? Why don’t babies come with teeth pre-installed? Why don’t the packs of wipes ever close properly? Where did all the money go? What day is it? Where’s my bag? Whose idea was this anyway? Why…
The boys were off school this week for midterm break and we’d lots of plans. On Monday morning we got up, each packed their own bag to go stay with Granny and Grandad (I checked them to ensure there was underwear and not just toys). We had breakfast (and second…
I have three kids. They range in age from 6-and-a-bit to not quite 20 months yet. They are noisy. They all talk all the time (no idea where they got that from). I love the chats and the sweet singing, but there are some sounds that send me over the…
“I had no idea” he said. “I just didn’t realise that you could be this tired. That tiredness could make you feel like this and act like this. That it could make your brain slow down, your hands shake, make you giddy but feel as if you’re moving in slow…
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