A Life in the Day

A life in the day – the better one.

7.00 Hear husband getting children up. Close my eyes again and go back to sleep. 8.15 Awake to hear only blissful silence. Smile smugly as I remember I am probably the only one in the party who isn’t suffering a major hangover (the last ones got to bed at 3am after drinking the remainder of [...]

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A life in the day

7.00 Get up. Shower while baby gnaws hungrily at hand. Dry hair; baby drifts off into noise-induced slumber. Switch off drier; baby screams with indignant hunger. 7.10 The older two start shouting: “Mummy I got pooey nappy.” “Mummy, is it time to get up yet? CAN I SAY HELLO TO THE BABY? IS HE AWAKE?” [...]

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