It’s that time of year once again. Uniforms ready, ludicrously expensive Clarks visit out the way, stationery painstakingly labelled. Maia started … More
Tag: school
Honest Motherhood: De-frazzling
It’s Saturday evening and I am for the first time all week, completely alone.No seven year old asking me to … More
Honest Motherhood: A world away from the kitchen table
Well the time has come. The moment every weary-eyed parent has been waiting for. The long-awaited return to school. Hallelujah. I … More
Honest Motherhood: Maintaining our sanity with cheesecake
A recent column for Wokingham Today: I’ve been homeschooling Maia for two weeks now and I can say with the … More
Honest Motherhood: Homeschooling with the Dragon
Well the inevitable finally happened. A case of Coronavirus in Maia’s year meant she had to isolate for two weeks. I … More
Honest Motherhood: Christmas with the Aliens
Most recent column for The Wokingham Paper: Christmas is fast approaching and I can safely say that I am in … More
Honest Motherhood: After school activities: My Second Job
A recent column, written for The Wokingham Paper: It’s that time again. P.E kit packed, uniform named, book bag … More
What The F Happened this Week: School, No-School and a Dodgy Water Pipe
It is Friday night (well, it was when I wrote this, it is now Sunday evening) and whilst many twenty-somethings … More
On My Daughter Starting School and the Other Things
“….and if someone is mean to you, or doesn’t want to play with you then..well… fuck them!” “Mummy!! Fuck is … More
Confessions of a Single Mother: Her Good Deed
“Yes, you can!” I wasn’t overly keen on parking along the road by Maia’s nursery, but it was either that … More
The Colourful Kind 