Two lives competing

Musing and murmurings from a first-time working mum.

Wednesday, 20 January 2016

Let it go

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I'm spending the journey home from work today googling advice for  tonight . "How to be patient when your child throws food at you...
Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Dark mornings are still with us

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I had forgotten how the world changes for the sleep deprived. Another chest infection for the little man, another run of unsettled nights fo...
Friday, 1 January 2016

Happy New Year

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My husband and I normally enjoy setting our New Year's resolutions. It's part of the smug self narrative that we excel at when we...
Thursday, 31 December 2015

Shiny happy things

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I like stuff. I really, really like stuff. I know it's materialistic and shallow. I know it feeds the capitalist regime. I know that buy...
Wednesday, 16 December 2015

All these lives

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Some mornings my life feels completely alien. I leave the nursery and can't believe that somebody else is looking after my child for the...
Tuesday, 8 December 2015

Good days

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First day in the office for over a week, and my personal black cloud was nowhere to be seen. No compressed hours, no crushing deadlines, no ...

Language matters

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My parents praised my husband for changing his working hours. He does the nursery pick ups, takes Wednesday afternoons off so he gets an aft...
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Mum to the little man, a 21 month old bundle of cheeks and giggles. Wife to the bigger man, a lovely geeky ball of energy. Working for the biggest man. Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twolivescompeting/
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