Yesterday, I found myself in a radio studio for an appearance on BBC Five Live. It’s not the first time I’ve been on that particular channel, but it was easily the most fun to date. I joined Lyndsey from Muma on the Edge in Nihal Arthanayake’s brilliantly-named School Runnings section. The topic surrounded whether parents have …
Month: October 2018
Youngest is going to be three next month. Three! I can’t quite believe it. All clichés about the passing of time are spot on. I remember her birth more vividly than those of her brothers. Not simply because it was more recent, but because of how far removed it was from the quiet homebirth we …
As I mentioned recently, I’ve learned to love the school run thanks to the conversations I have with my kids. I was interested, then, to read a recent article by the brilliant Stuart Heritage. Who, incidentally, I was once on a panel with at a Mumsnet event. Thoroughly nice chap he is too. Anyway, in said article, …
One of the best things about being self-employed is that I get to do the morning school run. I know it’s not the most relaxing of parental responsibilities. This may also raise some eyebrows among people who see me on it every day and I can understand why. I always look exhausted, exasperated and, to …
Disclosure: This post has been updated to include an affiliate ad. If you end up buying a radiator bleeding key, I may earn a few pence! Whether you like it or not, autumn is definitely here now. For the record, I really don’t like it but I’ve mentioned that before. I’m one of those people …