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No stamina

I am always running on the cusp of lateness. This week I am pushing the boundaries. I just can't get up the energy to start the day. Endless nights of…

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Maternal guilt

Guilt. It's a mother thing. The trouble is when you get a mother and her own mother together that makes for a huge guilt sandwich. I have been contemplating…

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Related tags: Guilt | Mothers

Shoe rip-off

There are various things that shops and companies appear to be doing to help parents through tough economic times - admittedly, so we do our shopping with them - but…

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Related tags: Shoes | Shopping

Flexi schooling

I've been reading about the phenomenon of flexi-schooling. I'm not so sure about it myself. I can see how it works in a rural area where falling rolls mean…

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Christmas tree

It has come to something when daughter three has decided that the best way to communicate with her mother is via email - and I work from home. Her ongoing…

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