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Empty Nest Mummy I’ve been thinking about parenting styles a lot recently. (Not sure if this is because of this blog or merely because I have sooooo much extra time on my hands now with Littlest Angel also being at school). Specifically how the parenting style now compares to that of the 70s. I’ve been […]
Empty Nest Mummy Dear Duchess I do hope you don’t mind my calling you that: I’m not really sure of the proper etiquette as I am not from noble heritage. Nor anywhere near it, I’m sad to say. But, whilst I don’t know much about etiquette, I do know quite a bit about schools and […]
Empty Nest Mummy After several days of feeling like death warmed up, I am finally starting to feel a little more human again (my thanks again to Messrs Nurofen & Paracetamol), and ready to crack on with my big plans for 2018! (At this stage, I should say that the flat belly and running parts […]
Empty Nest Mummy As you’ll know, I’m a real newbie to the world of blogging, and to the world of the internet too, to a degree. Barring ordering groceries online and a bit of Amazon shopping every now and again, it doesn’t really impact my life. Or didn’t. But I know it will. And, dear […]
Empty Nest Mummy I woke up this morning, with no way to hold my head that didn’t hurt (ooh, this sounds like the beginning of a Johnny Cash song). Actually, my head, my neck, my throat, the whole of my almost middle-aged body was aching. At this stage, I have to hold my hands up […]
Empty Nest Mummy As you might recall, dear readers (if I have any yet), I am on mission of self-improvement for 2018, both because there is a lot to improve and because I have a lot of time to improve in now that Littlest Angel is in full-time school too. One of the items of […]
Empty Nest Mummy As I lie off in bed, shivering under a duvet (yes, those grubby infants have already brought the first virus of the year back from school), I am pondering some inappropriate behaviour that might become an issue at school. Now, I will have to hold my hands up and take full responsibility […]
Empty Nest Mummy As I’m such a HUGE fan of Christmas – well, Christmas decorations, lights and baubles really – I almost wept taking down the tree and my vast (and ever-increasing) collection of light-up garlands. This year, for the first time, it coincided with both the children going back to full-time school. So, […]
Empty Nest Mummy After two delicious weeks of hanging out and chilling together, it had to come to an end – school starts again tomorrow. (And then I’ll be back to counting down the hours until 3.30 again, or rather to learning how to make my blog look good (and work properly), get rid […]
Empty Nest Mummy No, no, don’t get distracted by the title: I haven’t actually improved myself immeasurably since I last posted. It’s really more a matter of starting at the beginning. Or, for fans of The Sound of Music, let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start ….. ….let’s call it […]