There are moments in my life when I would quite happily throw every single bit of plastic rubbish, every toy and every piece of Lego in to the bin. I mean it too. I know it seems harsh but as…
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You might look at the face of my son and think that he doesn’t look like a stroppy teenager. But my gorgeous eight-year-old certainly acts like one sometimes. R has almost always been my rock. He is the calm when…
Read More »For some reason, when I wrote that blog title, I wanted to burst into song! But I am ‘all by myself ‘ for a whole week. Well the teenager is lurking somewhere under this roof, but he could quite happily…
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I was watching my daughter today at a friend’s house; playing. No great shock there really. She is two and a half, with a penchant for toys of all descriptions. But she was really playing. For quite a long time…
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You know that feeling don’t you? When in your head, you have a cunning plan and you envisage an outing or an event where everything is lovely and everyone is happy. Then the soft focus and gentle music stop and…
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My children are all very intelligent. It’s funny how we often feel guilty or bad for saying that out loud. As parents, we all think that our children are the brightest, funniest, most amazing creatures and that is exactly how…
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There are times when I do feel really alone. Yesterday was one of those days and I felt very sorry for myself indeed. My daughter was ill again. I say again as she has been ill a lot recently. Not…
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My parents weren’t swimmers. In fact they weren’t sporty people at all. We went out for walks when I was young and we loved the beach, but my earliest memories of swimming are very embarrassing sessions with my primary school,…
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I’m sure that this question is up there with one of the more interesting moments of parenting. My eight year old dropped it into the conversation on Friday night as I was driving him to his swimming lesson. I totally…
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Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm Nikki, mum of four, wife, teacher, writer and drinker of many cups of tea. This blog is pretty much anything that pops into my head, an eclectic mix of family life and lots more. Grab a cuppa and have a read.
Nikki
