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One- the most difficult age so far

Posted on 31st July 2015 by Helen

Today has been a difficult day. There have been tears from both of us. I’m not proud to admit that I lost my sh*t and shouted at my innocent little Continue Reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged average mummy, tantrums, toddler | 4 Replies

Me and Mine: July 2015

Posted on 31st July 2015 by Helen

This is my first time joining in the me and mine linky with Dear Beautiful. We’re so rubbish at taking pictures of all three of us, so I think this Continue Reading →

Posted in Me and Mine | Tagged family time, love, me and mine, weddings | 4 Replies

A Day in the Life of a Chemo Nurse

Posted on 29th July 2015 by Helen

My first patient is a cycle 1. I walk over and introduce myself to my patient, a middle aged woman who has come for her very first chemo treatment. I Continue Reading →

Posted in Work | Tagged chemo, nursing, work | 13 Replies

Cheeky Wipes Review

Posted on 28th July 2015 by Helen

Little T hates having his nappy changed. I spend half my life chasing a naked, caked in poo toddler around the house only for him to scream like I’m killing him Continue Reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged cheeky wipes, review | 3 Replies

7 differences between weddings before and after children

Posted on 27th July 2015 by Helen

1. My outfit Before children: Weeks before the wedding I would try on several different outfits and if I couldn’t find anything appropriate, I would go on one or more shopping Continue Reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged before and after children, toddler, weddings | 2 Replies

Peekaboo: Ordinary Moments

Posted on 26th July 2015 by Helen

A favourite amongst young children since the beginning of time, T loves to play peekaboo at the moment. He used to hide behind the curtains then peep round at us Continue Reading →

Posted in Ordinary Moments | Tagged games, My boy, ordinary moments, playtime, simple pleasures, toddler | 6 Replies

Play Time: Pom poms in a bottle

Posted on 25th July 2015 by Helen

This is one of T’s favourite toys. It took about 5 minutes to make using a bag of pompoms from Hobbycraft and an empty squash bottle. It is a brilliant sensory Continue Reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged fine motor skills, language, playtime, toys | Leave a reply

Park Life: Summer Days

Posted on 24th July 2015 by Helen

We were having a bit of a rubbish day on Monday. T was being a grump and having strops about every little thing and I was trying to finish a Continue Reading →

Posted in Little T, Summer Days | Tagged My boy, park, simple pleasures, summer, toddler | 6 Replies

The ghosts that we knew

Posted on 21st July 2015 by Helen

The hospital is full of ghosts to me. I don’t remember all their names but I’m haunted by the faces of the patients who are no longer with us. Sometimes Continue Reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged memories, nursing | Leave a reply

*COMPETITION CLOSED* 8 Best sellers that weren’t crap: Competition and book reviews

Posted on 20th July 2015 by Helen

This article from the Guardian in 2012 lists the 100 best selling books of all time. As I was looking through the list I found there was a lot of crap on Continue Reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Competition | Tagged best sellers, book reviews, competition | 123 Replies

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I'm Helen and this is my online diary documenting life's ups and downs of being an average mummy to a wonderful toddler with baby number 2 due July 2016.

I'm married to S and when I'm not blogging I work as a chemo nurse. I write about the big days, ordinary days and sh*tty days that come with parenting and pregnancy.

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