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 […]
The post-Christmas blues
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, […]
Bake Off with Mummy
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 […]
The New & Improved Me!
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 […]
How to fix an aching middle aged mummy’s bad back!
Empty Nest Mummy So, I have managed to create my first blog post, or blog entry – I need to check up on the terminology, eh? Next on the list? Work out how to make it look pretty? A little lie-off on my new Simba mattress which we have just taken delivery of. … the […]
Welcome To Empty Nest Mummy!
Empty Nest Mummy Sitting, pre-Christmas, with the dregs of last night’s wine in front of me, I have decided to start a blog. Yep, a blog. Me, who does nothing and has not really that much of note to say. …This is where, if anyone ever reads this, they will wonder why on earth […]