A thing I thought I’d never do: get a cleaner
It’s time for a confessional blog. I live in small council flat, I work part-time, and I have just started paying someone else to clean our home. It’s a thing I thought I’d never do. I used to work as...
View ArticleTips from an expert declutterer
A few weeks ago I wrote about my (underwhelming) adventures in decluttering. And then a brilliant thing happened. A reader, who is also a PROFESSIONAL DECLUTTERER, got in touch and offered me a free...
View ArticleWhat to do with bank holidays in London
This weekend was a bank holiday, which was a good thing. In the first year of Jesse’s life we basically spent all public holidays tag team napping, but we have now reached new terrain which involves a...
View ArticleOn children and churches: a happy story
That morning he stole the microphone There were always teenage girls in the churches I grew up in, who had babies on their hips throughout the morning service. Or toddlers clinging to their legs. I...
View ArticleA day in the life of me (and Jesse)
Following some questions about parenting in the inner-city, and inspired (as ever) by the excellent blog, enJOY it, I thought I would share with you a typical day when I’m at home with Jesse. I haven’t...
View ArticleWe are moving house, so maybe you’d like to see around?
One of the biggest reasons that things have been quiet on the blog for the past couple of months is because I have been CONSUMED with the intense experience that is trying to sell a house (or rather....
View ArticleWe’re leaving London
Here’s a story I never really anticipated writing. After 13 years of living in London – basically my whole grown-up life – we are moving out of town, before the end of the year. except that now it’s...
View ArticleThe latest from limbo-land
Well, things are pretty crazy here which is partly why there have been so few blogs. I was planning to post this a week ago and then last week happened. (Enough said on that front). It turns out that...
View ArticleThe things I will miss most about London
Well, it’s all happening here. Things are in boxes, furniture is being removed (by people who are not pregnant) on a daily basis, all is chaos. I ricochet from feeling vaguely on top of things to being...
View ArticleHoliday missive from Luton
Greetings from misty, wet, bewildering, welcoming Luton. And from the much reduced but still evident chaos of our beautiful new home. We’ve made it. The furniture and boxes are all here. Most things...
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