Sleep easy

I'm not sure where I'm at right now.  There was no argument. No drama. No endless requests.  No constant demands. She went to bed and said good night. And fell asleep. Straight away. And now I'm wandering the house wondering what the hell I'm supposed to be doing. What are you up to this Monday …

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Mid-week fail

I feel like all I ever do lately is gripe about how busy I am or how overwhelmed I'm feeling.  But that's life at the moment! Today was manic and aside from a couple of meetings it was heads down and bums up to get some shit done! So it was close to six before …

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Sleep is the answer

I went for a walk this evening with my sister in law and she made dinner. Miss A went to bed as easily as normal and Miss B surprised us by saying 'Mummy, I'm going to bed'. Thinking she would be out in five minutes, I gave her 10 and discovered that yes, she had …

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TGIT!!!

TGIT! Yes, Thursday! Not quite the same ring as TGIF but for me, it's same same but different!  I work my full time hours over a  four day week so as far as I'm concerned it's the weekend!  And it can't come around quick enough. The house is now quiet but for the hum of …

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It just keeps getting better

This evening, we started up the War of the bedtime resistant toddler again. You may recall me having written about it before about six months ago.  Miss B was in fine form tonight.  She's somehow developed the ability to scream at a pitch somewhere above Mariah Carey's highest octave but just below the silent level that only dogs can hear. She's …

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Headspins and ticklefests

Well I said that I would have to hit the ground running and I’m pretty sure I ran a marathon today! My head is spinning already and it's only day one! I am bleary eyed, brain dead and definitely knackered but I suspect like any muscle, it's going to take some training to get up …

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