Scribbling Mum

Over and out – my last post

scribbling mum — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 07:00:16 +0000

I’ve decided that this will be my last post at Scribbling Mum. I’ve probably been mulling this over for a while now, feeling that there’s change on the way, but since the reaction to my last post ‘Were you ever a baby bore?’ it kind of made up my mind.

You can’t see the [...]

#Live in the now dude

scribbling mum — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:35:02 +0000

I’ve always thought of peer pressure as a negative thing, making someone do something they don’t want to do.

Like smoke a fag. ‘Your Mum will never know because these Consulate taste and smell of mint. It’s proper genius.’

Or try booze. ‘K cider is the best. You can use it as a [...]

Let them be little

scribbling mum — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:48:53 +0000

Before Miss L started nursery if you’d told me that there would be a graduation ceremony at the end of term I’d have thought it was nonsense. As with so many things when it comes to raising my children, unless I did it when I was growing up I’m a little sceptical. But as [...]

My car, my filth

scribbling mum — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:09:15 +0000

‘I’ll give you a lift back to the office in my car if you like.’

Why did I say that? Why did I not sneak away and pretend that I hadn’t driven? Why must I try to be helpful?

The offer was made to my boss. A career woman with no kids, immaculate Armani [...]

Song titles to live your life by

scribbling mum — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:38:52 +0000

As I drove to work the other day listening to Radio Two…

*Sorry, what are you laughing at? You got a problem with that? Blame angry, rude Chris Moyles with his self obsessed verbal diarrhoea. And the reality is that I’m now the target demographic and correct social whatever for Chris Evan’s Breakfast Show. I [...]

Five things I must start remembering

scribbling mum — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:35:57 +0000

1. Leave ten minutes earlier.

Do not push your luck and stay for that last cup of coffee at your friend’s house whilst the children are still playing so well together. It won’t last. They’re all a little past it, a little on the edge. Leave now, leave now.

Ten minutes is the difference [...]

Courage

scribbling mum — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:51:29 +0000

Fear. I think I’m probably frightened of lots of things.

The dark.

Heights.

Some dolls and all clowns.

Flying.

I didn’t used to be frightened of flying, I’d just eat sleep and watch films, but the older I get the more frightened I’m becoming. Or maybe it’s since having children. The first flight that [...]

#Live in the now dude

scribbling mum — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:30:22 +0000

This last month has been a month of firsts and questionable milestones.

1. Miss L told me she *spit loudly in angry screaming voice* ‘hated’ me. Some may say that I’m lucky to only be hearing it now at 5 years and 2 months old. I could see her searching her brain, ‘what is [...]

Dear so and so….

scribbling mum — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:40:57 +0000

Dear Jeans Store Shop Assistant,

Thank you for today. Shopping for jeans is normally my most hated and dreaded task.

Does my bum look big in these? Why, yes. Yes, it does.

Next pair.

I repeat this process until I’ve tried on all the pairs in the shop or I’m crying, whichever happens first. [...]

I’m addicted. There, I’ve said it.

scribbling mum — Sat, 28 May 2011 22:24:12 +0000

Accordingly to a recent study the average person spends more time each day looking at their computer, television or mobile phone than they do sleeping. A grand total of 11 hours 48 minutes of screen time every day.

42% of those surveyed said the first thing they do when they wake up in the [...]