Oh God.

I’ve been signed off work for two weeks.  Not that I’m really complaining, you understand, but I feel a bit of a fraud.  Apparently I’m suffering from stress – not the usual head churning, panic stricken, tearful stress that I end up taking large chunks of work off sick with, but according to my doctor my [...]

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Daddy! Stuck!

The Yorkshireman is away this week on a course, so ’tis just Little’un and I.  And her nursery, thank god, as my bowels are once more irritated and I’ve had ANOTHER day off work today.  FFFmmmmppppphhhhh. Not impressed.  AT ALL.  There could have been no way I could have coped with a toddler with seemingly [...]

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Things toddlers do that you wish they wouldn’t.

Rip the border off the wall in their bedrooms next to their cot.
Steal your icecream cone off you when offered a lick and then refuse to give it back.
Do a great big curly turd on the living room carpet when left nappiless for an hour due to horrendous teething-induced nappy rash.
Understand the concept of, “Playing [...]

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Headaches and Llamas

It’s been a very busy week here at Tangerine Towers. 
Little’un and I went to Sheffield on Tuesday to see BabiesEverywhere’s ever increasing bump.  We went to a soft play centre in Hillsborough in the afternoon, which was loads better than the Wacky Warehouse coz the adults can play too.  Of course, in her delicate condition, [...]

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Sick and tyred (fnar)

On the way back from Stickney Farm Park yesterday, my car was misbehaving - when I steered round a corner, the car didn’t go where it was supposed to.  Slightly disconcerting at 60mph.  Although I’m no mechanic I diagnosed a flattish tyre - I will admit to being a bit lax on the old routine maintenance and have had [...]

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It’s only been 22 years…

…not much catching up to do then!
…not much catching up to do then! 
22 years after her family moved away when we were best friends at primary school, a couple of years after we got back in touch via  Friends Reunited, after many exchanged emails, MSN conversations and blog comments, Pewari and I finally met up [...]

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Bookcases, balloons and bowel movements

We went to Ikea today to get a bookcase and a couple of rugs for our newly refurbished  bedroom.  I love going to Ikea.  I can’t really put my finger on why, perhaps it’s just my love of browsing that draws me there – all those wonderful displays laid out as rooms, the endless variety [...]

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My colon needs a hug

I haven’t had much to tell you of any note recently, I have been chugging away at work, trying to resist the temptation to stay off the MumsNet Talk Forum and Flickr, counting down the hours to 5pm tomorrow when I have the whole bank holiday off and all next week too!  What joy!
I was at the doctor’s [...]

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And so it begins…

AAAAAaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhh.  Argh.  Arghhhhhh.  AAAAAAAaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
No, not me, screaming in agony having stubbed my toe against the corner of a door.
No, not The Yorkshireman, in frustration at the latest York City result.
No, not Charliecat, having been threatened with the taxidermist once again after having been sick at the bottom of the stairs this morning.
But Little’un (aged 1¾), partaking [...]

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*Sniffle*

After last week’s bout of Man Flu, Bird Flu has arrived at Tangerine Towers.  Being of the female persuasion, I’m a “bird”, right?  So I can get bird flu.  However, this being Bird Flu and not Man Flu, I will be bravely soldiering on – heroically juggling job, child care, housework and domestic goddessness including baking [...]

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