Category Archives: Pog Life
Ain’t nobody got time for that
In the last few weeks I have: Repeatedly forgotten words Totally lost at least two days Informed my mum that she is going for lunch with group of people including Mrs S. Mum told me that wasn’t right. I told … Continue reading
Learning to chop onions – a step mums guide
Step Mumming is way harder than I ever anticipated. Not just the fact that not all step children may want you around and make that fact very known to you, but the balancing act of being useful but not treading … Continue reading
A different Tuesday
I work online. Mr R mostly works online. Remote working. We thought it would be interesting to see how remote we could make working in the UK, so last Friday, we drove to Sennen Cove, which I think counts as … Continue reading
Don’t ever assume…A story of a cat and a dog
I had hoped that Norman Cat (13 going on 14) and Percy (Working Cocker, 3) would one day be friends. I had assumed any issues they had would probably be caused by Percy. Three years later I totally concede that … Continue reading
The cold elbow solution
Do you have a recurring dream or nightmare? Mine have changed over the years. First it was the owl pecking out the back window of a car I was being driven in through a forest. (I was really young then) … Continue reading
Introducing A Muddled Life Guide
When you have a baby there are about eighty billion books to choose from to help you through it. I mean I get that. You have a small human to keep alive and who doesn’t need some sort of manual … Continue reading
A Little Pea and Little Wisp sleepover and the lessons of spicy toothpaste
It was a Little Pea and Little Wisp sleepover the other week. With so few weekends to choose from, it ended up being one where Himself was away on an expedition that involved making fire and building camps (it’s probably … Continue reading
A little teasing can go a long way
Acceptable things to tease about in this house: That Brighton football team are rubbish regardless of how well they are actually (me to Smaller boy, who might just be their biggest fan) That Bigger boy has no common sense, despite … Continue reading
Sauce, anyone?
There are moments when I – and I am sure you do too – feel like I know nothing; like I am a fraud in my job, in my life and it makes my mouth dry and my heart pound. … Continue reading
That back to school time of year
There’s a week or so in September that can be slightly tricky if – for whatever reason – you don’t have children. You might have guessed it; it’s the week schools go back and social media gets flooded with images … Continue reading
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