I seem to like lists. I feel comfortable when I have a list in front of me. It is, though, on my list to loosen my grip on my need to have a list. Continuing my list of what I have learnt I move on to raising a son. In my house we are on birthday count down as my son will be 12 this week. So have I learnt anything about having a boy? Here are my 12 things I have learnt about bringing up a boy. 1 - Getting a cat to have shower is easier than getting a boy in the shower. 2 - Boys like ... VIEW POST
12 Things on Raising a Boy
10 Things I have learned being a Single Mum
With being a single parent for the last ten years I have learned a few things I might never have learned if I was still married. 1 - I learned that even though life has moved on from the Victorian era, some people's views haven't moved with it. Negatively and prejudices against single mums is still out there. 2 - I learned that I am a lot stronger than I ever thought I was. 3 - I learned that there a lot of DIY jobs that I, as a woman, can actually do. I won't be fobbed off ... VIEW POST
Q&A About Me
One of the good things about twitter is the amount of fabulous people you get to meet. One of them being the slightly mad Nickie from Typecast. She very kindly tagged me in a meme. I think that's the correct name for one of these things and no I don't have a clue what it means. All I know is that I answer the questions and then get to tag some other people to do the same. ... VIEW POST
My Brave Mum
With Mothers Day tomorrow I thought I would tell you about my mum. If you saw her in the street you wouldn't think there was anything brave or remarkable about her. She is like any other 70+ year old with her odd fashion sense and walking stick to help her walk. She is reasonably fit and healthy for her age as long as you don't ask her to stand too long or walk too far. But there is something she did 40 years ago that strikes me as very brave. My mother couldn't have children so I was adopted ... VIEW POST
Sod it, I’m 40
I no longer tick the boxes 'in thirties'. I am officially in my forties. Well ok bit over dramatic but I was 40 yesterday. Apparently now my life starts. So does that mean all that before doesn't count or was just a practise? ... VIEW POST
Letting Them Learn by Doing
I am often asked what the hardest part of parenting is. For me it's not the lack of hours in the day as whatever I don't get done today will be still sitting there tomorrow. Nor is it the forever tiredness as I know at the end of the day they will go to sleep and I can too. It's not any of those things for me. For me it's the letting my children learn by doing. I don't mean give them a box of matches so that they learn that fire hurts. ... VIEW POST