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Nails to the ready - first day at secondary school

Nails to the ready - first day at secondary school

I'm not actually here. I'm probably on the bus going with one and only son on his first day at secondary school.
I have cleared it with the boss. …

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Home-working lost its lustre

Home-working lost its lustre

Home-working lost its lustre briefly when technology left me all flustered and very hot and very unnecessary.
I have been a great exponent of working from home for many…

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I'm not over the hill yet!

I'm not over the hill yet!

I went to the park yesterday on a pleasant afternoon with one and only son.  He went on his bike and I walked and carried the tennis rackets.
I'd…

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I matter too

I matter too

I have had to make sure I asserted myself last week or else I would have become even more of a doormat than usual.
I have had to stand…

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I thought I was being clever

I thought I was being clever

I pride myself on being well-organised and thought I had been even cleverer than usual when I pencilled in a date for a trip to the school uniform shop for…

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