Knock it off with the ‘I’m just a working mum’ bullsh**
First of all, let me state that the phrase ‘working mum’ offends me. Hugely. Having been the career woman, then the full-time mum, I can tell you now both are work. And the latter is by far the...
View ArticleSaturday’s Child
I was born on a Saturday. And you know how the rhyme goes – Saturday’s Child works hard for a living. Since I was 15 years old, I’ve worked. At first, as a Saturday girl in a shoe shop. Then on the...
View ArticleWhat I want for Christmas (which money can’t buy): the sequel
Once again, like last year, I’m running around buying lots of stuff. Stuff to make Christmas special. When you’re a kid, stuff matters. Dinosaurs matter to Brodie. Knights matter to Blake. I...
View ArticleAll The Small Things: Going Back To Work
I’ve started a full-time job – my first in 8 years – and I desperately miss the boys. It’s a role which gives me a lot of training and the gives our family extra cash to pay off our overdrafts and...
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