November | 2014 | Mammywoo

Viva La Vida.

Posted on November 29, 2014 12 Comments

It came over me quickly. One minute I was lying on the living room floor, struggling to build a Nasa space rocket out of lego, having fun with Addy, like any other typical saturday evening, and the next, everything had shifted. That is literally the only word that fits what happened. And it happened so […]

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Yours Sincerely,

Posted on November 25, 2014 6 Comments

Dear 45 year old me, I am writing to you today, as I urgently need your help. I am limited in ways I am hoping you aren’t. I am sure you have managed to achieve all things I haven’t been able to yet. Like a quiet mind, a calm heart and skinny thighs. 25 year […]

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You Don’t Have to be a Writer.

Posted on November 20, 2014 23 Comments

“You don’t have to be a writer to be a blogger, you just need to have something to say.” I overheard this recently while going about my humdrum life, in my closed minded, protective, humdrum way. A life I have gotten used to living recently. A manageable life where inside remains quiet, letting the outside […]

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Lessons in Unconditional Love.

Posted on November 20, 2014 4 Comments

‘I hate you!’ ‘I Actually HATE you!’ This week my son’s school are participating in anti- bullying week. ‘You are horrible and mean! And believe me when I tell you mummy, I am never CUDDLING YOU AGAIN!’ And I’m so glad they are doing this y’know, because it REALLY seems to be having a positive […]

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Happy Birthday Addison

Posted on November 19, 2014 28 Comments

This is the first photo mummy ever took of you. You were 2 hours old. You were lying on my flabby, empty bump (and the rest) on the hospital bed. I was so proud, I wanted to show you off immediately, so as soon as we were alone, I took this photo and sent it out to 18 people. It was […]

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No Big News.

Posted on November 8, 2014 11 Comments

I have been actively reading around. Researching, if you will. (Mental note to self: add research and development, to CV.) And not so randomly either. (Mental note to self: add focused, to CV) If you were to check the search history on my iPad, and I, like my husband often does (much to my delight), […]