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The B Word

Posted on April 20, 2016 by

I do not like the word ‘bonding’, but I can’t think of a better one, dammit, so it’ll have to do.  I think it’s obvious to anyone who reads here regularly or follows me on social media or who puts … Continue reading →

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Moving diary! Minus 7 days, no sleep til The Ferry

Posted on April 4, 2016 by

I arrived in London in 2002 with a large suitcase and a Scottish twenty pound note, which I would later find surprisingly difficult to spend. I intended to stay ‘maybe six months’ to see if I could find work. Next … Continue reading →

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Six months! And six things that aren’t as bad as I thought they’d be

Posted on February 6, 2016 by

Changing nappies A dirty nappy is my favourite thing in the day. There’s no second-guessing or Googling or disagreeing or wondering if you’re doing the right thing. It’s simple – get the nappy off, clean the bum, put a new … Continue reading →

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The imagined summaries of films I’ve missed at the cinema

Posted on January 7, 2016 by

I love the cinema but now have one loud, squirmy reason not to go any more. (The idea of those Big Scream screenings for baby parents are odd – does anyone really have a baby that’ll sit on their lap … Continue reading →

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Baby’s First Cold! A Christmas survival guide

Posted on December 20, 2015 by

Ada’s first cold has been genuinely harrowing to watch at times, I honestly had no idea how awful it is for babies – they can’t easily breathe through their mouths, they can’t blow their noses, they’re stuck on their backs … Continue reading →

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Quest to impress Shania Twain

Posted on June 23, 2015 by

Chris got a Spotify subscription a while back, and he keeps listening to this cheesy 90s-heavy playlist in the morning while I’m having a shower. It’s both amazing and dreadful, and raises all kinds of intriguing thoughts like: Wow, I had … Continue reading →

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Spectacular, spectacular

Posted on October 2, 2014 by

I had to jettison my old glasses last month as the frames were too frail to take another lens update. It’s hard for non-glasses wearers to understand how weirdly sentimental it feels to retire full-time face furniture; there’s really nothing else … Continue reading →

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