On Sunday I ran the ninth race in my 2016 challenges. On this occasion I was far from alone. This race was the Teesside Hospice Colour Run and we were running as a pack. My father in law, sister and brother in law and his sister. My sister and her husband and her two monkeys. … [Read more…]
Here we are then, at the end of February half term. We all survived. Well everyone except my purse and my patience. To be fair, it hasn’t been too bad really. TM and MM apear to be becoming good play buddies. A lot of this is to do with MM reaching new milestones with … [Read more…]
So here we are at the close of 2015. A year that has changed my life in so many ways. Before we progress much further, I will apologise as I have already had a very posh gin and tonic and three glasses of prosecco. This is not a normal occurrence and I am feeling surprisingly … [Read more…]
This week the lovely Rebecca Baxter, my local representative for Absolute Aloe dropped off a fabulous hamper of goodies for me to try and review. Struggling to enforce my own rules on finding ‘me time’ I jumped at the chance for a little bit of a pamper. A fellow mummy, Rebecca was able to point … [Read more…]
“You make it look so easy” Since having BM, a lot of people have said things like “wow, having three children really suits you” and “you make it look so easy”. It really isn’t. However, after a few years in the wilderness, I have managed to develop some strategies for coping and making sure the … [Read more…]
In the beginning there was cycling club… Today is Saturday, and our usual routine is Cycling Club for the boys. Hubby was at work, so it was down to me to pack the car with bikes and monkeys. We are always late, so I was determined to make it on time. I finally started the … [Read more…]
Rainy days with the monkeys So today it is raining. TM is at school, I have collected MM from nursery and BM is fast asleep. My mother in law is at home cleaning (yes I am very lucky) so we are not allowed there for a couple of hours. There is only one place for … [Read more…]
Today I’ve been building a cool car and going on holiday with the Middle Monkey! I have also been working on the next post while Baby Monkey sleeps. The plan had been to walk the school run today but some scary weather has descended. Am I going to give myself a hard time? No, because … [Read more…]