Someone kindly told me my blog was the "highlight of their Monday mornings" and I promptly rewarded them with nearly two weeks' silence. Sorry Ruth! It's not you, it's me. Well, it's holidays. Disrupting my routine and my sense of what day of the week of it, not to mention depriving me of anything to… Continue reading In between times
Sunshine and mimosas
The challenge of last week was preventing kids sunburn from peeling. Challenge met! They may have gotten very sick of being lotioned every time they turned around but they did. Not. Peel. And now they finally have some idea of why sunblock is actually a good thing. Painters have started freshening up our house, and… Continue reading Sunshine and mimosas
And for once I actually WANT to go out… a bit
I made a bunch of tedious phone calls last week – boring life admin stuff, doctor's appointments and insurers and so on – which didn't take that much actual time but felt like a stupendous achievement. Stupendous, I say. I am my own hero for ticking off all those boxes. But I tell you I… Continue reading And for once I actually WANT to go out… a bit
Ok so sometimes 5 things is just the way we roll, ok?
Yes, the bullet points are back, because sometimes I really do just have a random list. Look at me applying context and all! It's like I don't have to rigidly follow made-up rules on my own blog even! Lovely neighbours have taken out the not-so-healthy cypress bushes that were partly separating our two gardens and… Continue reading Ok so sometimes 5 things is just the way we roll, ok?
First world problems
Our coffee machine is on the fritz again and I am suffering. I dimly recall being perfectly happy with instant, once upon a time, but that time has passed. Proper coffee has become my most luxurious essential, or my most essential luxury, I'm not sure, but either way: I really really REALLY miss it. Have… Continue reading First world problems
That was the week that wasn’t
This week went by in a flash, which I guess is what happens when you're really returning to "normality"? (I don't think those quote marks are going away any time soon. But our routines are almost back to normal, even if the world in general isn't.) Observe the non-bullet list format of this post: I… Continue reading That was the week that wasn’t
Ok, break’s over: 5 things 8.6.20
Kids back to normal school timetable today OMGWOW. Am torn between "woo yay!" and "oh crap," because suddenly I have to revive my dozen weekly alarms (not just waking up, but managing the kids' complicated school and hobby schedules), and not only that, suddenly I myself am expected to do stuff. The pressure is back… Continue reading Ok, break’s over: 5 things 8.6.20
Ugh to the UGH: 5 things 1.6.20
Been another difficult week. Invited to a job interview that I really didn't want (and which I fortunately escaped by enquiring about some details of the job requirements – I didn't qualify). Didn't hear back after the other interview, which is also a relief, but also no answer to my attempts to find out if… Continue reading Ugh to the UGH: 5 things 1.6.20
Ups, downs and dead ends: 5 things 25.5.20
Both kids back at school, after a slow start since M was still coughing and had to miss the first of this two days a week. But imagine the happiness when the time finally came. Never has (near) normality been such a thrill.We had friends over for dinner. Well, drinks that turned into dinner. It's always… Continue reading Ups, downs and dead ends: 5 things 25.5.20
Not normal quite yet: just 3 things 12.5.20
Just dispatched Claudia to school for the first time in two months. She hasn't been this happy to head off since the start of first grade. Unfortunately Max doesn't get to go in because he is still coughing – just once or twice a day, and it's probably not the plague, but clearly now is… Continue reading Not normal quite yet: just 3 things 12.5.20
