“Mummy, you can’t go out to work,” my daughters cried in horror, “We need you!” So began a recent conversation with my children, aged 8 and 5, when I tentatively suggested that I might have to go out to work … Continue reading
I am feeling a lot of emotion at the moment. You might have seen my previous blog post about the importance of precious memories, and perhaps you have followed my posts during the past few weeks as I experienced grief, … Continue reading
I have just listened to the BBC 5 Live radio phone-in regarding the issue around taking your children into work. This has been raised after Scottish MP Kirsty Blackman took her children to a Westminster committee hearing, apparently unable to … Continue reading
My eldest daughter has just about completed her first year at primary school. In September she will officially be in Year 1, and all of a sudden I realise what a monumental occasion this is. I mean, her reception year … Continue reading
This time of year is proving to be one of heightened emotional stress and upheaval, as I navigate the highs and lows of sending my children to school. My eldest daughter has almost completed her first year at primary school, … Continue reading
How did this happen? We are now just three weeks away from THE BIG SUMMER HOLIDAY, and that means I have a whole 7 WEEKS alone with my children! Aaagghhhh!!!! I mean, what a delightful prospect, time with my little … Continue reading
We have reached the penultimate day on the #AtoZChallenge, and I am taking the opportunity to say thank you for joining me. I have made some wonderful new blog friends this month, and discovered some fabulous blogs that I will … Continue reading
Early this year I decided to call myself the Pagan Housewife for the purposes of my blog. I felt like I needed something to encompass the subjects I write about, and since I write about aspects of daily life, my … Continue reading
I recently enrolled on the WordPress Blogging101 online university course. Having been registered with my blog for over 5 years, and having not achieved the world domination that I originally (and naively) expected, I decided to seek help. And help … Continue reading
All of this talk about the general election, and everything that I am seeing in the culture of UK politics at the moment, is giving me a lot to think about. I never really got involved with politics before I … Continue reading
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